Assembly Urges Bauchi Tertiary Institutions To Suspend Indefinite Strike

Bauchi State House of Assembly has appealed to the aggrieved members of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Academic and Non-Academic staff of Bauchi State-owned Tertiary Institutions to suspend its ongoing strike to pave the way for proper consultation and dialogue with the state government in the interest of the state.

LEADERSHIP reports that on Thursday, January 2, 2025, JAC embarked on a total, indefinite and comprehensive strike action over the refusal of the state government to implement the new minimum wage for all workers in tertiary institutions (COMPASS and CONTEDISS).

The House made the appeal at a stakeholder’s reconciliation meeting with respect to the ongoing strike action embarked upon by the state Joint Action Committee of the tertiary institutions.

Speaking to journalists about the outcome of yesterday’s meeting, the chairman of the state Assembly Committee on Education, Dr. Nasiru Ahmed Ala, said the state Assembly will be happy that JAC suspended the strike action to develop the educational system in the state.

According to him, the House invited the state relevant education stakeholders for the dialogue meeting because of the importance attached to the education sector with a view to finding a lasting solution to the matter.

Dr. Nasiru Ala hoped that, after the meeting, the unions would call off the strike and due process would be followed to ensure the full implementation of the required COMPACAS and CONDTENDIS salary structure for academic and non-academic staff of state tertiary institutions by the state government.

The chairman of the education committee enjoined students of state tertiary institutions and their parents to be patient and pray for the state government and the unions to resolve the issue amicably.

He appreciated the state government’s commitment to resolving the issue to advance education in the state.

The stakeholders present at the meeting include, the state head of civil service, special adviser civil services matters, special advice to the state governor on education, representative of the Ministry for Higher Education and regional integration, heads of state tertiary institutions, representatives of JAC and Bauchi State lawmakers.

The JAC consists of five higher institutions including Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi; Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education, Kangere; A.D Rufai College of Education, Legal and General Studies, Misau; Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare; Bauchi State College of Agriculture, Bauchi and Bill and Melinda Gates College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ningi.