ASUU gives Imo, Anambra govs 14-day ultimatum, threatens indefinite strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Owerri Zone, has issued a stern 14-day ultimatum to the governors of Anambra and Imo states, demanding the immediate implementation of the 2025 Federal Government/ASUU Agreement. The union warned that academic activities would grind to a halt at two state-owned universities if the governors fail to comply.

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More than five months after the commencement of the implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement, ASUU Owerri Zone regrets to alert the general public and critical stakeholders in the university education system that the agreement is yet to be implemented in the state-owned universities in ASUU Owerri zone.

Specifically, ASUU is targeting Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Anambra State and Imo State University. The union's Owerri Zonal Coordinator, Dennis Aribodor, expressed dismay that despite the nationwide implementation of the agreement beginning over five months ago, these two institutions have yet to adhere to its terms. ASUU stated that it has exhausted all avenues of engagement with the state governments.

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Our branches in both COOU and IMSU, in obedience to the directive of the National Executive Council of ASUU, have submitted the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement to their respective University Administrations since February 2026.

Aribodor further explained that the union's branches in both universities submitted the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement to their respective administrations in February 2026, following directives from ASUU's National Executive Council. The National Universities Commission had also communicated the agreement to the governors, who serve as Visitors to the universities, and their vice-chancellors. The agreement reportedly covers critical issues such as salary deficits, infrastructure development, and staff welfare, making its implementation crucial for the affected institutions.

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This was done notwithstanding that the National Universities Commission had earlier communicated the Agreement to the visitors of the state universities (the Anambra and Imo State governors) and Vice Chancellors of the two universities for implementation.