Gombe varsity ASUU suspends planned strike until October 2026

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) branch at Gombe State University has called off its planned strike action. This decision follows a congress meeting where union members considered a letter from the Gombe State Government detailing the implementation of a new salary scale for academic staff. Additionally, a Memorandum of Understanding was reached with the university management regarding the payment of outstanding arrears for members' entitlements.

The union has granted the state government and university management until October 2026 to demonstrate their commitment to these agreements. The congress resolved to suspend the industrial action to "give both the government and the university management the benefit of doubt on the implementation of the promises," according to a statement signed by the branch chairperson, Mustapha Muhammad, and secretary, Aliyu Shelleng.

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The Congress, after extensive deliberations, resolved to suspend the planned commencement of the industrial action in order to give both the government and the university management the benefit of doubt on the implementation of the promises by the end of October 2026.

However, the suspension is conditional. ASUU explicitly warned that the planned strike would be reinstated if the agreed-upon terms are not fulfilled within the stipulated period. "The Congress also resolved to proceed with the planned industrial action in the event of a failure to implement the content of the documents," the statement added.

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The Congress also resolved to proceed with the planned industrial action in the event of a failure to implement the content of the documents.