According to him, the deteriorating conditions of service were a major factor behind the growing exodus of academic staff from KASU.
The union leader said ASUU had engaged various stakeholders within and outside Kaduna State in an attempt to resolve the issues and prevent a breakdown in industrial relations.
He, however, disclosed that the union’s congress had resolved on August 12, 2026, to declare an industrial dispute and proceed with a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike in accordance with the resolution of the ASUU National Executive Council meeting held at the University of Abuja on August 8 and 9.
He said the 14-day ultimatum was intended to give the university authorities and other stakeholders an opportunity to address the union’s concerns before industrial action commenced.
“The two-week ultimatum is to allow the university authorities and other relevant stakeholders to take concrete steps towards the full implementation and domestication of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement,” Abdullahi said.
He warned that failure to meet the demand within the stipulated period would leave the union with no alternative but to commence the proposed strike.
Beyond the implementation of the national agreement, ASUU-KASU identified several outstanding issues affecting its members.
The union listed university autonomy, heavy workloads, unpaid promotion arrears, death benefits, group life insurance, the 25 and 35 per cent wage awards and outstanding pension remittances among the matters requiring urgent attention.
Abdullahi called on the university management and other authorities responsible for resolving the issues to act within the 14-day window to prevent further disruption to academic activities.
He said the union remained open to dialogue and preferred resolving the dispute through established channels rather than industrial action.
“We are committed to pursuing our legitimate demands through established procedures, but we also believe that dialogue remains the best way to resolve the issues and preserve peace and stability in the university,” he said.
ASUU-KASU also appealed to parents, university stakeholders and other concerned Nigerians to intervene in the dispute, warning that a prolonged strike would further disrupt students’ academic activities.
The union maintained that its demands were aimed at improving the welfare and working conditions of academic staff and preserving the quality of education at the institution.
The development comes amid renewed industrial tensions between university-based unions and government authorities over the implementation of agreements covering salaries, welfare and working conditions in Nigeria’s public universities.
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