Civil servants in Taraba State have called on Governor Agbu Kefas to sack the commissioner for finance Mrs. Sera Enock Adi and the accountant-general Mr. Gauis Danjuma following the strike embarked on by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) that crippled government and economic activities in the state.
The workes told LEADERSHIP yesterday in Jalingo, the state capital, when our correspondent went round the town to monitor the effectiveness of the strike announced by the two unions in the late hours of Sunday.
LEADERSHIP discovered that both NLC and TUC closed the gates of the Taraba State secretariat located along Barde Way in Jalingo and other government ministries and units. Leaders of the NLC were seen sending back workers who intended to resume work.
Crisis escalated between the unions and state government over the screening organised by the commissioner through a committee, which resulted in the sacking of over 7,000 civil servants in the state. The substantial state workforce also received their salaries with shortfalls as a result of the biometric screening exercise four months ago.
The workers who were chased away from their various offices blamed the commissioner and the accountant-general for the crisis.
In its emergency meeting, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Taraba State University (TSU) also joined the strike.
In a statement signed by ASUU chairman Comrade Garba Joshua Mbave t disclosed that the academic activities in the institution had been shut down.
“This is to inform all members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Taraba State University (ASUU-TSU), that as an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and with the approval of the ASUU National, we are to fully participate in the strike action declared by the NLC commencing 12 midnight of 10th August, 2025.
“Members are therefore directed to comply with this directive and suspend all official academic and administrative duties for the duration of the strike.
“Your cooperation and solidarity are highly appreciated as we stand together in the pursuit of justice and the protection of workers’ rights. In solidarity,” Garba Mbave Joshua stated.
