UNION: ASUU-TSU Issues Ultimatum to Taraba Govt Over Unpaid Entitlements, Broken Agreements.

By Jako Keke, January 27, 2026.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University (TSU) chapter, has accused the Taraba State Government of persistent neglect, broken promises and disregard for agreements, warning that the patience of its members has reached a breaking point.

The union made this known on Tuesday during a press conference in Jalingo, where it declared an end to what it described as prolonged silence in the face of government inaction. Speaking on behalf of the union, ASUU-TSU Chairperson, Comrade Garba Mbave Joshua, said the government had failed to honour critical commitments reached after the suspension of the 2024 industrial action.

According to the union, one of the key agreements was the payment of N50 million monthly from February 2025 to address Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) and withheld salaries. However, ASUU-TSU said only a single payment was made in July 2025, describing the development as a “betrayal of the highest order” and a violation of the agreed timeline.

The union also recalled a directive issued by Governor Agbu Kefas in August 2025, which ordered that all outstanding EAA and salary backlogs be cleared before December 2025. ASUU-TSU noted that as of January 2026, the directive had not been implemented, leaving members in continued financial hardship.

Beyond unpaid entitlements, the union accused the government of ignoring repeated correspondence addressed to the Office of the Governor, the Head of Service and the Ministry of Tertiary Education. ASUU-TSU said several letters, press releases and appeals had gone unanswered, describing the silence as an insult to dialogue and industrial harmony.

The press conference also highlighted the absence of a functional pension scheme for retired members and the families of deceased lecturers. The union lamented that academics who devoted their lives to the development of Taraba State University had been abandoned in retirement, with no concrete plan by the government to address their welfare.

ASUU-TSU warned that continued neglect could lead to a breakdown of industrial harmony in the university, stressing that responsibility would rest squarely on the government. The union called on the public to hold the state government accountable and to support its demand for justice, fairness and respect for agreements.

“The time for inaction is over,” the union declared, insisting that it would not relent until all outstanding issues were resolved in the interest of staff welfare and the future of education in Taraba State.

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