Only six months after terminating an indefinite strike based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sa’adu Zungur University branch, accused university management of failing to honor the agreement.
The union voiced anger in what it characterized as the university’s purposeful stalling of the MoU implementation in a communique issued at the conclusion of its congress and signed by the branch chairman and assistant secretary, Comrades Auwal Nuhu and Yahaya Yakubu.
“The congress was concerned by the university administration’s planned efforts to impede the MoU’s development within the agreed-upon schedule.
“Half the duration of the agreement has passed, yet a significant portion of outstanding claims remain unpaid, despite increased funding to the university in recent months,” according to the statement.
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ASUU also claimed that management had been evasive, continuously adjusting timeframes and withholding essential information about computed arrears needed for verification, which the union views as attempts to postpone complete implementation of the MoU.
The union also accused the university of purposely withholding members’ pay as part of a stalling strategy. Despite this, ASUU committed to continue demanding full implementation of the MoU.
Attempts to contact the university’s spokesperson, Auwal Hassan, were fruitless because he did not answer at the time of submitting this report.
