Kaduna: KASU lecturers threaten strike, accuse Governor Uba Sani of betrayal
The Academic Staff Union of Universities Kaduna State University branch is on the verge of another industrial action due to unresolved issues with the state government.
This was disclosed in a statement Thursday signed by Peter Adamu, the chairman of the ASUU KASU branch.
The union had embarked on an indefinite strike on February 18, 2025, over some outstanding issues but called it off after six days.
Mr Adamu alleged that the Kaduna government had cancelled two scheduled meetings with ASUU, which raised concerns about its commitment to resolving the issues.
The outstanding issues include withheld salaries for May to September 2022, outstanding SIWES supervision allowances, earned academic allowance, promotion arrears, pension remittances, group life assurance/death benefits, wage awards, consequential adjustment salaries, and financial autonomy.
He alleged that the government had returned to “default settings”, leaving ASUU with no choice but to consider resuming the strike.
According to him, the agreements reached by both parties were flexible, but the government’s lack of commitment is eroding trust.
The chairman appealed to the governor and the stakeholders to intervene and avert a needless industrial action that could further plunge the university into comatose.
He also called for a swift intervention to address the lecturers’ grievances and ensure academic stability.
(NAN)
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