Bauchi, Nigeria – Na serious matter be this! Lecturers wey dey work for Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, don waka from their jobs because Federal Government no gree pay their June 2025 salary. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) no wan flex again. Dem dey call am Active Non-Compliance (ANC), meaning say dem go dey active but no enter classroom. Who get time for stress?
Dr. Angulu Haruna, wey be the branch chairperson, talk say government dey play fast one with university lecturers while other workers dey collect their pay sharp sharp. “Our salary suppose land at least for first week of next month, but wetin we dey see? Nothing!” he yarn, vex like say dem no go allow am chop for house.
As per the whole gist wey dey fly around, Dr. Haruna talk say dem no wan close school, but to enter classroom dey far from dem plan. “We dey active but we no dey comply to our primary duties. We no fit look students for eye and start to dey teach them,” him confirm.
Not be only Dr. Haruna dey vex, Dr. Ibrahim Inuwa, wey don waka pass as chairperson, say dem dey treat ASUU like say them sabi exercise punishment. “Federal Government dey use salary delay for us as punishment because we no wan join IPPIS. Na wetin we don talk?” he carry mouth put for the matter.
So far, dis matter don turn wahala as strike don dey happen nationwide. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, confirm say once salary pass three days for new month without alert, dem go strike. Abeg, how dem wan make lecturers dey teach when dem no dey chop?
With branches like University of Jos and University of Abuja don already join the protest, skoin skoin dey happen everywhere. Students dey eye their future like say dem wan play lottery. Everyone dey fear say this one fit spoil semester and exam timetable. Which kain wahala be this?
ASUU dey also shout for ₦10 billion wey remain from Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) wey them suppose pay. As e stand now, dem don release ₦40 billion from the ₦50 billion wey dem promise. Everybody, no be say recession don touch our lives, but this one be another level of wahala!
Federal agencies like Ministry of Education dey quiet like say dem no dey see all these gbege wey dey happen. Despite all the noise, ASUU no dey waste time. Dem don set monitoring team to make sure lecturers no gree enter class until dem see their salary. Why dem go fear to stand up for wetin dem deserve?
The matter don show say dis wan just one of the many times ASUU don enter quarrel with government since 1999. If dem no respond fast, with all these structural issues, e fit lead to long strike wey go make students dey stay house pass regular work time. Na wetin we wan? Or we go just dey turn to internet bloggers?
For now, as ASUU dey maintain say “no salary, no work”, we dey watch as the clock dey tick for government to wake up! All eyes dey on Abuja for solution so that our campuses no go turn ghost town. We dey hope say this matter go becomes small story wey we fit laugh about tomorrow!
