ASUU Accuses Bauchi University of MoU Breach

Just six months after terminating an indefinite strike based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sa’adu Zungur University branch, has accused university management of breaching the agreement.

The union voiced concern over what it characterized as the university’s purposeful stalling of the MoU implementation in a communique issued at the end of its congress and signed by the branch chairman and assistant secretary, Comrades Auwal Nuhu and Yahaya Yakubu, respectively.

“The congress watched with alarm the university administration’s planned efforts to stymie the progress of the MoU within the agreed-upon schedule.

“Half the duration of the agreement has passed, yet a significant portion of outstanding claims remain unpaid, despite increased funding to the university in recent months,” according to the release.

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ASUU also claimed that management has been evasive, continuously adjusting timeframes and withholding essential information about computed arrears intended for verification, which the union perceives as attempts to postpone complete implementation of the agreement.

The union also accused the institution of deliberately withholding members’ pay as part of its stalling strategy. Despite this, ASUU vowed to continue its unwavering demand for the MoU’s full implementation.

Efforts to reach the university’s spokesperson, Auwal Hassan, were fruitless because he did not answer at the time of submitting this report.