ASUU accuses Gombe, Plateau of failing to implement 2025 agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bauchi Zone, on Thursday reportedly accused the Gombe and Plateau State Governments of failing to implement the 2025 Federal Government/ASUU Agreement, warning that the development could trigger industrial unrest in the affected universities.

The union said that despite the agreement reached between the Federal Government, state governments and ASUU on December 23, 2025, Gombe State University and Plateau State University had yet to implement its provisions.

Speaking at a press conference held at Gombe State University, the ASUU Bauchi Zonal Coordinator, Timothy-Aku Namo, said the refusal of the two state governments to implement the agreement had worsened the welfare of academics and heightened frustration among lecturers.

“You may recall that the Federal Government of Nigeria signed an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities on December 23, 2025, after protracted negotiations involving the Federal Government, state governments that own public universities and our union,” he said.

He said that although the Federal Government subsequently released funds for the salary component of the agreement and constituted an Implementation Monitoring Committee, many state governments had yet to fulfil their obligations.

According to him, many state governments are yet to commence implementation of the agreement, adding that some even claim that the agreement was signed between the Federal Government and ASUU alone.

He disclosed that following a forensic audit conducted by the union’s National Executive Council on June 21, 2026, only Sa’adu Zungur University, Bauchi State, and Ekiti State University had implemented the agreement among the state-owned universities reviewed.

According to him, implementation of the agreement is not the only unresolved issue, as both universities are also grappling with other outstanding matters affecting staff welfare and industrial harmony.

He appealed to the visitors to the two universities to intervene before the situation degenerates into another round of industrial action.