[2] In 2017 the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) KSU chapter was locked in an industrial crisis with the state government over non payment of salaries for several months.
The state government accused the lecturers of politicising the industrial dispute and ordered their immediate return to class room or would their positions declared vacant for fresh applications.
[3] After several days of refusal to return to the class, Governor Bello who was visitor to the school announced the proscription of ASUU and its withdrawal from the national body.
[citation needed] All the faculties and centre for Remedial Studies and Diploma are in one place because the university is planned to be a city of its own.
However there are clamours that the university be decentralised by moving some of its faculties especially College of Medicine to either western or Central part of the state.
[citation needed] Although not very popular, the university is one of the best in Africa, with some of its departments being ranked by Nigerian professional and academic bodies as the best in Nigeria.
The next election was a lot more successful and produced Phillip Omepa as the president and Suleiman, Farouq Omale as the Director of Welfare.
In 2018 Governor Yahaya Bello was accused of plotting to impose hand picked candidates as the leaders of the students union.