ASUU ATBU Stages Protest, Calls for Urgent Government Action

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, held a peaceful protest on Tuesday, calling for the immediate conclusion of the 2009 renegotiation, which has faced a 15-year delay. The protest occurred at the Yelwa campus, where ASUU members displayed placards expressing their grieviances at the delay.

The union demanded for the payment of earned allowances, release of withheld salaries, payment of promotion arrears, and the rejection of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). ASUU ATBU also criticized the government’s establishment of new public universities, and advocated for the adequate funding of existing institutions. They also called for the reversal of the dissolution of university governing councils, expressing frustration with what they perceived as government deception.

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Addressing journalists, the ASUU chairman, Ibrahim Ibrahim, represented by his deputy, Mohammed Inti, emphasized the urgency of their demands. “All we are saying here is that we don’t want another round of strike actions in the universities. The children are our children too. The intending strike action is avoidable,” Inti stated.

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ASUU stressed the need for the federal government to seriously consider their demands to ensure universities continue to operate smoothly. The union expressed a willingness to resolve issues amicably but called for the government to demonstrate the political willingness to end the prolonged disputes.