Our members are dying, implement 2025 agreement now, ASUU-COOU begs management

 

By Okechukwu Onuegbu 

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University - COOU Branch, Saturday, urged the university management to urgently implement the 2025 agreement reached with the government to save their dying members amidst the economic crisis in the country.

The branch disclosed this in a statement dated 29th July affirming their support to the ASUU national which had through the Owerri branch led by Comrade Dennis Aribodor urged Anambra State government owned institution and others to urgently implement the ASUU-FGN agreement with a view to improve the workers welfare.

According to the statement signed by the branch Chairman, Comrade Bruno Ibekilo and the Secretary, Comrade Alajekwu Udoka Benard, this position was reached on July 15th 2026 Congress and clearly communicated to the University authorities which equally assured them that efforts were on to actualise it.

They further maintained that the national body’s effort were in the collective interest of members and intended to support the state branches like COOU and Imo state University branches where implementation has not commenced and not to merely seek relevance.

“This implementation of this agreement has long become overdue to save the lives of our members especially in ASUU-COOU and other state universities that have been on the same salary scale since 2009. The branch also acknowledges and state that presently, the University authorities have made firm promises and has put machinery in place for the implementation of the agreement which we hope will yield the expected results also calls for urgency in this direction.

“The branch also wants to make it clear that the efforts by the national body of the union through the zones and that of the ASUU Owerri as coordinated by the Zonal Coordinator, Cde. Dennis Aribodor, are in the collective interest of our members and are intended to support the state branches (Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University and Imo state University branches) where implementation has not commenced and not to merely seek relevance,” the statement added.