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  • AAUA Lecturers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

    AAUA Lecturers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

    Lecturers at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), have commenced an indefinite strike to protest the non-payment of their salaries and arrears. The action began last Thursday, following a Congress meeting of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which formally notified the university management of the decision.

    The strike has disrupted academic and social activities on campus, leaving students expressing mixed reactions over the development. In a letter signed by ASUU-AAUA Chairperson Boluwaji Oshodi and Secretary Olusegun Taiwo, the lecturers stated that they would not resume work until all outstanding salaries and arrears are fully cleared.

    “We write on behalf of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University branch, to notify you of the withdrawal of services by our members. This is in line with the resolution of the Congress on Thursday, August 21, 2025, over the non-payment of our salaries and arrears. Our members have been directed to withdraw from all academic activities until all outstanding payments are made,” the letter addressed to the university authority read.

    Confirming the letter, Oshodi said the lecturers had sent repeated requests to both the university and state government for payment. “We have written several letters and given multiple warnings, but the main problem remains insufficient funding from the state government. As of now, we are owed two months’ salaries for July and August, in addition to arrears, promotion entitlements, and other obligations running into billions of naira. Until these are addressed, we will not return,” he said.

    Efforts to reach the university’s spokesperson, Victor Akinpelumi, were unsuccessful. However, Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, refuted claims that the government had neglected the institution. He stated that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s administration has consistently released monthly subventions to all state-owned tertiary institutions, including AAUA, and assured that steps are being taken to engage the striking lecturers to resolve the crisis.

  • ASUU-AAUA Suspends Lectures Over Unpaid Salaries

    ASUU-AAUA Suspends Lectures Over Unpaid Salaries

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) chapter, has directed its members to suspend all academic activities over the Ondo State Government’s failure to clear outstanding salaries and arrears.

    The directive was contained in a memo jointly signed by the branch Chairperson, Dr. Boluwaji Oshodi, and Secretary, Dr. Olusegun Taiwo, and made available to journalists on Sunday.

    According to the union, the decision followed a resolution reached at its congress on Thursday, August 21, where members unanimously agreed to withdraw their services until the state government fulfils its financial obligations.

    “By this memo, our members have been directed to withdraw their services from all academic activities in the university until all our outstanding salaries and arrears are paid,” the notice read in part.

    The action comes after a 14-day warning strike in June by the Joint Action Committee of Ondo State-owned Tertiary Institutions (ODSTI), of which ASUU-AAUA is a member. That strike, the union said, was driven by prolonged neglect of workers’ welfare despite repeated appeals.

    ODSTI had at the time listed several grievances, including inadequate funding, non-implementation of the national minimum wage, unpaid arrears from previous wage regimes, non-payment of the final tranche of wage awards, outstanding gratuities for retirees, and six months of unpaid salaries owed to staff of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo.

    Responding on Sunday, the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Idowu Ajanaku, said government is committed to resolving the matter. He disclosed that a committee had been constituted to address the issues and had already submitted recommendations.

    “A committee was set up to resolve the issue. It has met and recommendations have been made. For the salary arrears, the governor has already directed the university to commence payment. I am confident the matter will be resolved within days,” Ajanaku said.

    He added that the government plans to factor the committee’s recommendations into the next budget cycle to ensure sustainable funding for state-owned tertiary institutions