The Yola zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the federal government to stop delaying action in its dealings with the union and to fully implement previously agreed-upon terms.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, October 2, just a week before the expiration of a new two-week ultimatum given to the government by ASUU’s national leadership, the Yola Zone emphasized the need for urgent action.
The Yola Zone, which includes six branches—Modibbo Adama University Yola, University of Maiduguri, Federal University Gashua, Taraba State University Jalingo, Adamawa State University Mubi, and Yobe State University Damaturu—criticized the government’s failure to honor agreements made over the years, citing it as the core issue in their strained relationship.
“It does not make sense for the federal government to be consistently reneging on the agreement,” the ASUU Yola Zone said in its statement released in Yola by the Zonal Chairman, Dani Mamman.
The union asked the Federal Government to stop toying with the future of Nigerians by implementing in particular the agreement reached in 2022 with ASUU which led to the suspension of the strike that year.
“The failure of government to implement contents of several memoranda of understanding and action between 2013 and 2022 has particularly hampered access to wholesome industrial harmony in public universities,” the union said.
It added that although the union had on August 21 2024 issued a 21-day ultimatum for the resolution of all the issues in contention since 2009, nothing tangible has changed.
“Let us make it crystal clear that at the end of two additional weeks that our union (National leadership) gave the federal government if nothing concrete comes out, our members will not hesitate to withdraw our services,” the Yola Zone ASUU stated.
