ASUU threatens showdown with Wike over UniAbuja land.
….Union demands reversal of allocations to private firms, individuals, seeks Tinubu’s intervention By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch, has threatened an industrial confrontation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over the alleged unlawful allocation of portions of the university’s land to private companies and individuals.
The union said industrial peace on the campus could no longer be guaranteed unless the minister reversed the disputed allocations, accusing him of disregarding a court order restraining him from encroaching on the institution’s land.
The union also called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene urgently to prevent the dispute from escalating into an industrial crisis capable of disrupting academic activities at the university.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday, the branch chairman of ASUU, Dr Sylvanus Ugoh, accused Wike of acting in defiance of the rule of law despite an interlocutory injunction reportedly issued by the Maitama High Court on August 18, 2026. Ugoh warned that the union would no longer guarantee industrial harmony if the minister failed to reverse what it described as the unlawful seizure and allocation of the university’s property to private interests. “ASUU UniAbuja will no longer guarantee industrial harmony if the FCT Minister fails to reverse the unlawful taking away of University of Abuja land and allocating it to his friends and cronies,” the union declared. The dispute dates back to June 30, 2025, when Wike announced plans to recover 7,000 hectares from the approximately 11,000 hectares reportedly allocated to the university.
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