Sokoto ASUU Strike Threat Over Unpaid Entitlements as Union Gives Two-Week Ultimatum
By: Abudu Olalekan
Sokoto State University lecturers just drew a hard line. ASUU there is giving the state government two weeks to pay those outstanding entitlements. Or they walk out.
That’s after their congress met Tuesday, September 8. They reviewed the August 24 resolution and checked if the government is actually serious this time.
The Ministry for Higher Education sat with them September 7. They agreed the demands get handled in two weeks. Ministry said they’d pass everything to the governor.
ASUU isn’t fully convinced. They’ve seen this movie. Promises made, then nothing.
Some of these issues sat in a March 4, 2024 agreement. Then another round April 28, 2026, through the same ministry, covering the 2025 ASUU/FGN deal and leftover stuff.
Government did pay part of the salary after the old deadline passed. SSU became the first state university in the North-West to even do that much. Credit where it’s due. But plenty still unpaid.
Earned academic allowance still hanging. Third-party deductions not remitted. Promotion arrears. Those 25-35% salary bits. Accumulated yearly increments too.
Congress decided to take the two-week offer anyway. Give them the chance.
If it expires with nothing done, they go on action. All academic activities stop. Even those statutory meetings members sit in.
Five things they want fixed now: full salary implementation from the 2025 agreement, outstanding EAA paid, remittance of those deductions, the increment arrears, and promotion arrears settled.
They’re asking Sokoto people to lean on the government. Keep industrial peace at the university.
Hoping this latest word actually sticks. No one wants another shutdown. But they’re ready if it doesn’t.
Olalekan A. Abudu is a seasoned and dedicated News Journalist at REPORTERS ROOM, with over eight years of experience. He specializes in politics, climate change, health, and education, while also covering security, economic, and judicial issues. Committed to accuracy and balanced reporting, Olalekan exemplifies the principles of public-interest journalism.
