The academic staff at Emmanuel Alayande University of Education (EAUE), Oyo; Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso; and Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, have called on the governors of Oyo and Kwara states, Seyi Makinde and Abdulrahaman Abdulrazak, to commence full implementation of the signed 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement from July 2026.
They spoke on Tuesday under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibadan Zone, when they met at Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, Oyo State, maintaining that the non-implementation by the two states puts the lives of their members in danger of meeting their personal and family needs under the excruciating Nigerian economy.
The ASUU Ibadan Zone comprises University of Ibadan, Ibadan; University of Ilorin, Ilorin; Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso; Osun State University, Osogbo; Kwara State University, Malete; and Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo.
While commending the roles of the governing councils of the state universities, ASUU noted that its members were being treated unjustly by the governors who “have failed to provide financial backing required for full implementation of the signed agreement.”
It said, “It is provocative and unjust. Our members in these institutions are being shortchanged by the governors and visitors of Oyo and Kwara states who have failed to provide the financial backing required for full implementation of the signed agreement.
“However, the role of the governing councils of these state universities must be commended for their efforts to address the implementation of the agreement.”
Speaking through its zonal coordinator, Professor Biodun Olaniran, the Ibadan Zone of ASUU noted that the patience of its members had been exhausted after waiting patiently for the governors to act.
He said that this had prompted the commencement of “a full mobilisation for a total, comprehensive, and indefinite strike, in response to the persistent failure of the state governments involved to honour the agreement.”
Saying that the continued refusal to implement the 2025 FGN/ASUU Agreement at these three universities has been viewed by the Ibadan Zone ASUU with serious concern, the leader stated the zone’s demand that “the next salary of our members in these universities must reflect the CATA component and all other allowances stipulated in the Agreement.
He added, “All accrued arrears from January 2026 must be paid in full, without delay. We state, with all sense of responsibility, that any failure or further prevarication by the state governments will inevitably provoke a total, comprehensive, and indefinite industrial action.”
ASUU appealed to the governors of Oyo and Kwara States to act promptly to prevent the shutdown of the universities, noting that “the only path to lasting harmony is the immediate and full implementation of the Agreement.”
ASUU sympathised with the Oyo government, parents, and families of all citizens affected by insecurity across the state and nation and called for greater review of security systems to ensure the safety of vulnerable communities.
It added that “education thrives best in an atmosphere of peace and security.”
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