Crisis Looms At Kano State-owned Maitama Sule University, As ASUU Kicks Over Breach Of Agreements

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, Yusuf Maitama Sule University YMSU  Kano State, Branch, has warned of a possible breakdown of industrial peace, should the visitor, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf fail to address some issues concerning the welfare of its members within a reasonable time frame.

ASUU has alleged that efforts so far made to convince the authorities of the Kano state to attend to  its demands in the past nine months have continued to be rebuffed, noting that it may be forced to declare an industrial action as a last resort.

In statement jointly issued on Thursday May 9 2024, by Mansur Sa’id and Yusuf Gwarzo, Chairman and Secretary respectively in Kano, ASSU YMSU ,said that their demands which are encapsulated in three fold,include the improvement of conditions of service for its members,.

Other demands are the boosting and hastening of the growth and development of the university through increased funding,and strengthening and protection of university autonomy and academic freedom.

“On condition of service,the ASUU YMSU branch demands the immediate payment of the outstanding Earned Academic Allowance EAA totaling  N178 million.

“The Union reached an agreement with the kano state Government to pay this sum in four installments starting from April,2024 . However ,there has been no release of the first installment to date.

“The Union also demands the payments of the outstanding Consequential Adjustment Arrears which stands at N111 million .

“Furthermore,the union is requesting the implementation of the newly approved Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure COUASS II,set on January,1 2023. as effective date” the statement partly reads.

ASUU ,said its decision to bring the situation to the public domain was the failure of several efforts to get the concerned authorities to accede to its demands.

The umbrella body of the University teachers ,while calling on the visitor, to the University to resolve the brewing industrial crisis, insisted that most of its demands which also include the payments of N35 000 Wage Award for six months ,had already been paid by all federal Federal Universities in the country.