Ajasin varsity lecturers down tools over non-implementation of 2025 agreement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) branch, Ondo State, has declared a total and indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement.
The institution chairman of ASUU, Boluwaji Oshodi, made this known in an interview on Tuesday in Akure.
The fresh industrial action came barely a week after the union suspended an earlier strike called over unpaid salary backlogs, following the receipt of outstanding payments.
Mr Oshodi said the union had given sufficient considerations to the state government through several letters and meeting requests, saying the union was met with inaction regarding the main agreement.
According to him, members of the union will not return to the lecture rooms on mere promises or commitments unless concrete actions are taken by the state government.
“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 package, noting that several other state governments had already commenced implementation.
“Why will our own be different in Ondo State, an oil-producing state?” he stated.
Reacting to questions on possible intervention by the state governor, Mr Oshodi stated that while the union remained open to dialogue, resumption of work would not precede full implementation and payment.
“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.
The FGN-ASUU 2025 agreement includes upgraded salary structures alongside a 40 per cent review for academic staff and payment of accumulated salary arrears.
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