The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to shutdown academic activities in the three Bayelsa State owned universities over non-implementation of the 2025 Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA).
The CBA is a renegotiated agreement between the Federal Government and ASUU from the 2009 agreement, which was not implemented.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday in Yenagoa, ASUU said since the Federal Government announced the agreement earlier this year, they have made several efforts to engage the state government to no avail.
Bayelsa State owns the Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma, University of Africa (UAT), Toru-Orua, and Bayelsa Medical University (BMU), Yenagoa, and all their ASUU were present at the press conference.
Lucky Bebeteidoh, ASUU-NDU Chairperson, who represented Uzonma Chima, Chairperson of ASUU Port Harcourt Zone, said the press conference was to draw the attention of CBA Implementation Monitoring Committee and the Visitor to the three state varsities to act fast to prevent the looming industrial action.
