AAUA ASUU declares indefinite strike over 2025 agreement implementation
The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko branch, has initiated an indefinite strike due to the non-implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement. Professor Boluwaji Oshodi, the institution’s Chairman of ASUU, confirmed this development, noting that the union had previously suspended a strike over unpaid salary backlogs after receiving outstanding payments. Oshodi stated that the union had communicated with the state government through letters and meeting requests regarding the main agreement but received no action. He emphasized that members would not return to work based on promises, demanding concrete actions and payment of arrears from January. The FGN-ASUU 2025 agreement includes upgraded salary structures, a 40 percent review for academic staff, and payment of accumulated salary arrears. Oshodi questioned why Ondo State, an oil-producing state, had not implemented the agreement when other states had. He added that while the union is open to dialogue, work resumption would only occur after full implementation and payment of arrears. Separately, the ASUU Imo State University, Owerri branch, also declared an indefinite strike over the failure to implement an agreement on improved welfare and conditions of service.
