The Sokoto State Authorities has strongly condemned the continuing strike motion by the Tutorial Workers Union of Universities, Sokoto State College chapter, describing it as pointless and politically motivated.
Talking at a press convention in Sokoto on Friday, the State Commissioner for Greater Schooling, Professor Isa Muhammad Maishanu, expressed disappointment over the choice of ASUU-SSU to down instruments regardless of what he described as vital progress made by the Ahmed Aliyu-led administration in revitalizing the college.
In response to Maishanu, when the present administration assumed workplace, SSU was in a deplorable state, with dilapidated buildings, lack of electrical energy, and no purposeful water provide, all of which negatively impacted tutorial actions.
Nonetheless, since taking on, the federal government has labored to revive the establishment’s infrastructure and reintroduced money allocations, which had been halted by the earlier administration.
“After we got here on board, Sokoto State College was in a horrible state, with no electrical energy, no water, and school rooms in disrepair. Regardless of all this, ASUU didn’t go on strike. However now, when now we have begun making tangible enhancements, they all of the sudden discover causes to down instruments. Why?” Maishanu questioned.
He additional famous that beneath the previous administration, visiting lecturers had deserted the college because of non-payment of salaries.
Nonetheless, the current authorities restored their funds, making certain that tutorial actions continued easily.
“We anticipated ASUU to acknowledge these efforts, however as a substitute, they’ve chosen confrontation over cooperation,” the commissioner said.
Recall that ASUU-SSU, in a press assertion on Thursday cited the non-implementation of the 25%-35% wage increment, non-payment of Earned Tutorial Allowances (EAA), and the poor situation of workers quarters as causes for the strike.
Nonetheless, Maishanu clarified that the federal government had already constituted a committee to handle these issues.
“As quickly as ASUU offered the wage increment subject, the Governor accredited a committee to look into it. The committee has met twice, gathered related paperwork from different universities, and is presently finalizing its report. ASUU, as a physique of intellectuals, ought to be affected person moderately than resort to strike motion,” he mentioned.
On the difficulty of unpaid earned tutorial allowances, Maishanu assured that the matter was beneath overview and that the federal government was dedicated to resolving it.
He additionally revealed that union dues and cooperative deductions, which have been withheld by the earlier administration, had already been restored.
“We have now remitted all dues and deductions owed to ASUU since we assumed workplace. But, as a substitute of partaking with us constructively, they’ve chosen to disrupt the tutorial calendar,” he lamented.
Concerning the poor situation of the workers quarters, Maishanu acknowledged the difficulty and disclosed that the federal government had already deployed a group of engineers to evaluate the scenario and start renovation work.
The state authorities maintained that training stays its high precedence, evidenced by the truth that the sector obtained the most important share of the 2025 state price range.
“Moreover, Governor Ahmed Aliyu has appointed three professors to key positions within the training sector, additional demonstrating his dedication to tutorial excellence”.
The commissioner, subsequently, referred to as on ASUU to rethink its stance and return to the school rooms within the curiosity of scholars and the state.
“This authorities is not going to enable any group to jeopardize the training of our youngsters. ASUU ought to stay apolitical and keep away from being utilized by unpatriotic people to destabilize our instructional system,” Maishanu warned.
