The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) branch, has declared an indefinite strike over the state government’s alleged failure to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement.

With the development plunging academic activities at the institution into another round of industrial action, the strike comes barely a week after the union suspended an earlier strike called over unpaid salary backlogs, following the receipt of outstanding payments.

The industrial action also extended to Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, where the union has similarly embarked on an indefinite industrial action over the same issue.

The FGN-ASUU 2025 agreement includes upgraded salary structures alongside a 40 percent salary review for academic staff and payment of accumulated salary arrears, representing a significant financial commitment from the state government.

Meanwhile, the union has directed all members to suspend all academic activities with immediate effect, including final year defenses, school board meetings, departmental meetings, postgraduate teaching and examinations, marking of examinations, and all other academic activities.

Prof. Boluwaji Oshodi, Chairman of ASUU at AAUA, disclosed the decision on Tuesday in Akure, stating that the union had exhausted all avenues of engagement with the state government before arriving at the resolution.

Oshodi expressed concern over the state government’s reluctance to implement the package, noting that several other state governments across the federation had already commenced implementation of the agreement.

According to the AAUA-ASUU Chairman, the union had given sufficient considerations to the state government through several letters and meeting requests but was met with inaction regarding the main agreement.

He emphasized that members would not return to the lecture rooms on mere promises or commitments unless concrete actions were 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.”

The union chairman stressed that the academic staff had lost patience with verbal commitments and would only accept reasonable actions from the government.

“We are not ready to listen to anything like commitment again. What we want now is action,” he stated.

Oshodi questioned the disparity in treatment between Ondo State and other states, pointing to the state’s status as an oil-producing region, emphasizing that “Why will our own be different in Ondo State, an oil-producing state?”

The union leader maintained that while members remained open to dialogue, resumption of work would not precede full implementation and payment of all outstanding entitlements.

“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.”