By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State University branch, has suspended its planned industrial action, giving the state government and university management until the end of October 2026 to implement agreements reached with the union.
The decision was reached at an emergency congress meeting held in Gombe on Friday night and contained in a resolution signed by the branch Chairperson, Dr Mustapha Shehu Muhammad, and Secretary, Dr Aliyu Umar Shelleng.
The congress, after deliberating on a letter from the Gombe State Government on the commencement of implementation of the new salary structure for workers in the university, as well as a memorandum of understanding reached with the university management on the payment of outstanding arrears and other entitlements, resolved to suspend the planned action.
The union, however, warned that it would resume the industrial action if the government and university management failed to honour the commitments contained in the relevant documents by the agreed deadline.
