ASUU’s Sokoto Zone has warned Kebbi, Katsina and Zamfara state governments to implement the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement or face an indefinite strike across five state-owned universities.
Sokoto — ASUU is putting three state governments on notice.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has called on Kebbi, Katsina and Zamfara state governments to implement the 2025 Federal Government/ASUU Agreement, warning that failure to do so could trigger an indefinite strike.
Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Abubakar Sabo, issued the call on Wednesday in Sokoto, stating that the union would down tools across five state-owned universities in the affected states if its demands remain unmet.
According to Sabo, as reported by PM News,Kebbi State is the worst offender, with Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) owed to academic staff of Abdullahi Fodiyo University of Science and Technology, Aliero (AFUSTA) unpaid since 2014. Other affected institutions include Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina (UMYUK), and Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara (ZAMSUT).
“It may interest you to know that despite the public presentation of the Agreement in January 2026 and notifying our various State Governments and University Management, the matter did not yield any positive response,” Sabo said, adding that this has created “room for bureaucratic delays, inconsistencies and lack of willingness to implement the agreement.”
He noted that several state universities are yet to fully implement key salary components of the agreement, including the mainstreaming of Consolidated Academic Tool Allowances (CATA), Earned Academic Allowances (EAA), and Professorial Allowances into monthly salary structures.
“We wish to bring to your notice that several State Universities have enjoyed the implementation of the 2025 ASUU-FGN agreement namely: SAZU, EKSU, BOUESTI, UNIOSUN, BSU, OOU, SSU and SSUES among others,” Sabo said.
He urged the governments of Kebbi, Katsina and Zamfara to emulate Sokoto State, which has implemented the agreement, and act urgently to avoid the consequences of a strike.
Sabo disclosed that the decision to consider strike action was reached during an Emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the ASUU National Secretariat, Comrade Festus Iyayi Complex, University of Abuja, on June 21.
“We therefore wish to present our position on the implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement as well as other issues affecting our university system and the nation at large,” he added.
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