The University of Jos branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, of issuing “misleading statements” regarding the Federal Government’s fulfilment of agreements with university workers.
In a statement by the branch chairperson, Prof Jurbe Joseph
Molwus, the union warned that it may resume its suspended strike if the issues
remain unresolved within the next two weeks.
ASUU recalled that it had on October 22, 2025, issued a
four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet its outstanding demands
or risk a total strike.
The university teachers said that two weeks after the
ultimatum, “not much progress has been recorded,” as they are yet to receive
their withheld salaries, wage award arrears, and other entitlements.
“As we mobilise for our National Executive Council, NEC
meeting scheduled for November 8–9, we expect that outstanding entitlements
such as the 3.5 months withheld salaries, 25/35 per cent wage award arrears,
promotion arrears, and unpaid salaries of some members would have been paid by
now.
“But all we get are press releases from the Honourable
Minister of Education. What we need are credit alerts, not misleading
statements,” the statement read.
The union also expressed concern that the N50 billion
Revitalisation Fund, which the government claimed to have released weeks ago,
has not reached any university.
Reacting to the minister’s claim that the government had
disbursed N2.3 billion to clear salary and promotion arrears across federal
universities, ASUU dismissed the statement as “false and embarrassing,” saying
the amount could barely cover the needs of three universities.
“The minister’s claim of clearing the backlog exists only in
his imagination. N2.3 billion is grossly inadequate and almost insulting. The
minister must state clearly what fraction of the outstanding entitlements this
money is meant to cover and for whom,” the union said.
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