The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) has insisted that its ongoing indefinite strike will continue despite the Ondo State Government’s approval of a ₦1.1 billion intervention fund, saying lecturers have not yet received their outstanding salaries.
Academic activities at the institution have remained suspended since July 10, 2026, after lecturers embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid salaries. The union says the industrial action will only be suspended when members receive payment alerts confirming that the outstanding wages have been credited to their bank accounts.
Speaking on the development, ASUU-AAUA Chairman, Comrade Bolu Oshodi, said the union had been informed that the Ondo State Government released the intervention fund to the university. However, according to him, the institution is still waiting for the funds to reflect in its account.
“As we speak now, the latest information is that the government has released the money to the university, but then the university is still waiting for the money to drop into its account. They said the problem is with the bank, but as far as we are concerned, what our members are waiting for is the alert,” Oshodi said.
The lecturers are owed salaries for May, June and July 2026, a situation that triggered the strike. Oshodi stressed that verbal assurances would not be enough to end the industrial action, maintaining that the union’s position remains unchanged until members receive their salary payments.
Beyond the immediate salary dispute, ASUU warned that another industrial action could follow over the Ondo State Government’s failure to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement on the new salary structure for university lecturers. The agreement took effect in January 2026 and has already been implemented in federal universities and several state-owned institutions, including Ekiti State University (EKSU), Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology (BOUESTI), Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) and Kwara State University (KWASU).
Oshodi lamented that lecturers in Ondo State-owned universities, including AAUA, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) and the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), are yet to benefit from the revised salary package. He also described the university’s monthly allocation as inadequate, revealing that while the institution receives about ₦223 million from the state government each month, its salary obligation stands at approximately ₦550 million.
Appealing directly to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the union leader urged the state government to ensure immediate payment of the outstanding salaries, implement the new salary structure and clear arrears dating back to January 2026. He disclosed that the AAUA chapter has already concluded internal consultations on a possible fresh strike over the unresolved salary structure issue and is awaiting approval from ASUU’s national leadership before taking further action.
