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The Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an indefinite strike over the Ondo State Government’s failure to implement its 2025 agreement with the union.
The ASUU-AAUA chairman, Prof. Boluwaji Oshodi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), saying the union had given the state government sufficient time to act.
Oshodi said the union had written several letters and requested meetings with the government but received no concrete response on the implementation of the agreement.
The union suspended an industrial action barely a week ago.
However, Oshodi said members would not return to the lecture rooms based solely on promises or commitments from the government, insisting that concrete action must be taken.
“The union has just declared an indefinite, total, and comprehensive strike over the non-implementation of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN)/ASUU 2025 agreement.
“The resolution is that if that agreement is not implemented here, and the arrears from January are not paid, we are not going to resume.
“We are not ready to listen to anything like commitment again. What we want now is action,” he said.
The union leader expressed concern over the state government’s reluctance to implement the agreement, noting that several other state governments had already commenced implementation.
“Why will our own be different in Ondo State, an oil-producing state?” he queried.
Reacting to questions about possible intervention by the state governor, Oshodi said the union remained open to dialogue but stressed that its members would not resume work until implementation commenced and the outstanding arrears were paid.
“The union is always open, but the truth of the matter is that the implementation must commence, and the arrears from January to date must be paid,” he emphasised.
