The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo branch, has declared a total and indefinite strike over the failure to implement the 2025 federal government-ASUU agreement and unpaid salary arrears.

The union announced the industrial action on Thursday after its congress meeting, following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the university management.

The decision was contained in a communique issued at the end of the union’s congress in Akure. ASUU Chairman Abraham Oladebeye and secretary Adeniran Akinola jointly signed the communique at the university.

The congress noted that the ultimatum expired without the implementation of the 2025 FG-ASUU agreement and the payment of salary arrears from January 2026.

The union expressed dissatisfaction with what it described as the university management’s failure to implement the agreement despite the ultimatum.

It, therefore, directed all members to withdraw from all statutory academic duties, including lectures, continuous assessments, examinations, seminars, students’ research supervision, industrial training supervision and fieldwork.

The directive also covers departmental, faculty, committee and senate meetings, whether physical or virtual.

ASUU-UNIMED said the strike would remain in force until full implementation of the agreement, payment of accrued arrears, and any subsequent directive from the union’s National Executive Council.

The union mandated the Branch Executive Committee to activate the Branch Strike Coordinating Committee to monitor full compliance with the resolutions.

The university’s management has not issued a statement on the union’s action as of the time of filing this report.

(NAN)