ASUU Gives Oyo, Kwara Governors Ultimatum to Implement FGN-ASUU 2025 Agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibadan Zone, has given the governments of Oyo and Kwara states a fresh ultimatum to fully implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement, warning that failure to act could trigger an indefinite strike across affected state-owned universities.

The union urged Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State to ensure the agreement takes full effect from July 2026, including the payment of all agreed allowances and outstanding arrears.

The warning was issued on Tuesday during a meeting of the ASUU Ibadan Zone held at Emmanuel Alayande University of Education (EAUE) in Oyo.

ASUU said the immediate implementation of the agreement is required in Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso and Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete.

The Ibadan Zone also comprises the University of Ibadan, University of Ilorin and Osun State University, although the dispute centres on the three affected state-owned institutions.

According to the union, prolonged delays in implementing the agreement have subjected lecturers to severe financial hardship amid Nigeria's challenging economic conditions.

Speaking on behalf of the zone, ASUU Ibadan Zonal Coordinator, Professor Biodun Olaniran, said members had exhausted their patience and had already begun mobilisation for a total and indefinite industrial action.

He commended the governing councils of the affected universities for their efforts but accused the Oyo and Kwara state governments of failing to provide the financial support required to implement the agreement.

"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 Governing Councils of these State Universities must be commended for their efforts to address the implementation of the agreement."

Professor Olaniran said the union had "commenced full mobilisation for a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike" in response to what it described as the persistent failure of the two state governments to honour the agreement.

The union demanded that the next salary payment to lecturers in the affected institutions must reflect the CATA component and every other allowance provided for under the 2025 agreement.

It also insisted that all arrears owed from January 2026 must be paid without further delay.

ASUU warned that any continued delay or refusal to implement the agreement would leave the union with no option but to embark on a total shutdown of academic activities.

"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," Olaniran said.

The union appealed to both governors to act urgently to prevent another disruption to academic activities, stressing that "the only path to lasting harmony is the immediate and full implementation of the Agreement."

Beyond labour issues, ASUU expressed concern over the worsening security situation in Oyo State and other parts of the country.

The union sympathised with victims of insecurity and their families and called for a comprehensive review of existing security measures to better protect vulnerable communities.

"Education thrives best in an atmosphere of peace and security," the union added.