Bayelsa approves CATA, urges ASUU to call off strike

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa
YENAGOA: The Bayelsa State Government has approved the implementation of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) and Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance (CONTTA) for academic and non-teaching staff of the state’s three universities.
The Deputy Governor, Dr Peter Akpe, announced the approval on Friday at a resumed meeting with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) representing Niger Delta University (NDU), Bayelsa Medical University (BMU) and University of Africa, Toru-Orua (UAT), in Yenagoa.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, Akpe said the approval followed a resolu...