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Jigawa University Lecturers Dispute Government’s Account of ASUU Agreement

From The Punch · () English

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  • The Sule Lamido University branch of ASUU rejected the Jigawa government’s claim that it received the 2025 ASUU-FGN agreement only recently.
  • The union said the university council approved full implementation on May 21, 2026, and that the decision reached the visitor’s office in June.
  • ASUU-SLUK said a two-week strike ultimatum followed seven months of correspondence and unsuccessful efforts to secure dialogue.

Lecturers at Sule Lamido University in Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State, say the government has had the 2025 ASUU-FGN agreement for months, not two weeks. The Academic Staff Union of Universities branch issued its response after the state commissioner for higher education attributed the recent dispute to the timing of the document’s receipt.

ASUU-SLUK Chairman Idris Chiromawa said the agreement was forwarded to university management after the union received it, so the university council could consider its implementation. At a meeting on May 21, 2026, the council approved full implementation, he said.

The 2025 ASUU-FGN Agreement was not received two weeks ago. The implementation of the 2025 ASUU-FGN Agreement is not a new issue and was not brought to the attention of the Jigawa State Government only recently.

· Idris ChiromawaThe ASUU-SLUK chairman disputed the government’s account of when it received the agreement.

Chiromawa said the council’s resolutions were then sent to the university’s visitor, Umar Namadi, through the higher education ministry. The memorandum reached the visitor’s office in June, according to the union. “The matter has therefore been before the relevant authorities for several months, rather than approximately two weeks as claimed,” Chiromawa said.

The matter has therefore been before the relevant authorities for several months, rather than approximately two weeks as claimed.

· Idris ChiromawaChiromawa said the government had had sufficient time to act.

The union also rejected any suggestion that its strike ultimatum resulted from a lack of communication. Chiromawa said ASUU-SLUK had written several letters seeking direct engagement with Namadi and had requested intervention from the commissioner, the speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly and other respected figures in the state.

“These efforts were made with the hope of fast-tracking the process,” Chiromawa said. He described the ultimatum as a last resort after seven months of correspondence, patience and attempts to secure meaningful engagement.

These efforts were made with the hope of fast-tracking the process. The Union’s decision to issue an ultimatum was therefore not sudden or a lack of communication.

· Idris ChiromawaHe explained why the union issued a strike ultimatum.
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