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ASUU accuses Gombe, Plateau govts of failing to implement 2025 agreement

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Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Bauchi Zone accuses Gombe and Plateau state governments of failing to implement a 2025 agreement.
  • ASUU warns that the non-implementation could lead to industrial unrest in universities within these states.
  • The union noted that only two state-owned universities among those reviewed have fully implemented the agreement.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Bauchi Zone has accused the governments of Gombe and Plateau states of neglecting to implement the Federal Government/ASUU Agreement signed on December 23, 2025. The union issued a warning that this failure could ignite industrial actions within the affected universities.

You may recall that the Federal Government of Nigeria signed an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities on December 23, 2025, after protracted negotiations involving the Federal Government, state governments that own public universities and our union.

— Timothy-Aku NamoReminding of the agreement's background and signatories.

Timothy-Aku Namo, the ASUU Bauchi Zonal Coordinator, stated at a press conference that despite the agreement, Gombe State University and Plateau State University have not incorporated its provisions. He explained that the non-compliance has worsened the welfare conditions for academics and increased frustration among lecturers.

Namo recalled that the Federal Government had released funds for the salary component of the agreement and established an Implementation Monitoring Committee. However, he noted that many state governments have yet to fulfill their obligations, with some even claiming the agreement was solely between the Federal Government and ASUU.

Many state governments are yet to commence implementation of the agreement. Some even claim that the agreement was signed between the Federal Government and ASUU alone.

— Timothy-Aku NamoDescribing the widespread non-compliance by state governments.

A forensic audit conducted by ASUU's National Executive Council on June 21, 2026, revealed that only Sa’adu Zungur University in Bauchi State and Ekiti State University had implemented the agreement among the state-owned institutions examined. This indicates a widespread reluctance among state governments to adhere to the pact.

After a forensic audit of the implementation of the agreement across our branches, the union concluded that, apart from Sa’adu Zungur University in Bauchi State and Ekiti State University, other state governments were unwilling to implement the agreement.

— Timothy-Aku NamoPresenting the findings of the union's audit on agreement implementation.

The union highlighted the deteriorating welfare of Nigerian academics, identifying Gombe State University and Plateau State University as critical points in this implementation crisis. ASUU plans to engage further with the media to draw public attention to the potential crisis brewing in these state universities due to the unresolved issues affecting staff welfare and industrial harmony.

The union lamented the worsening living conditions of Nigerian academics and directed further engagement with the media to draw public attention to the looming crisis in state universities, including Gombe State University and Plateau State University, which have refused to implement the 2025 FGN/ASUU Agreement.

— Timothy-Aku NamoExplaining the union's strategy to address the crisis.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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