AAU Lecturers Declare Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Allowances, Agreement Breach

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma chapter, has embarked on an indefinite strike over the alleged non-implementation of the 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria-ASUU agreement by the Edo State Government.

This was contained in a statement signed by the union’s Chairman, Dr. Cyril Oziegbe Onogbosele and Secretary, Dr. William Odion, and made available to newsmen in Benin City.

In a statement issued Monday, August 24, 2026, the union said the strike would start today, Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

“The decision was taken at the union’s congress held on Monday, after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum issued to the S state government and the management of the university,” the statement read.
The Congress deliberated on the update on the ultimatum after several failed attempts by the branch to get the university authorities and Edo State Government to implement the 2025 FGN/ASUU Agreement.

The briefing revealed that there was no formal response from the university authorities and Edo State Government over the 14-day ultimatum on the implementation of the 2025 FGN/ASUU Agreement in the university.

“The Congress was specifically informed that the Agreement is yet to be implemented and that there is no formal commitment from the university authorities and Edo State Government on the implementation of the Agreement in the university,” the statement said.

It added that after exhaustive deliberations, the Congress decried the failure of the university authorities and the Edo State Government to meet the union’s demands.

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The statement listed the demands to include implementation of the 2025 FGN/ASUU Agreement and payment of accrued arrears of allowances from January 2026 to date.

From 12.01am members would stop providing any statutory services and would continue to do so indefinitely.

The industrial action, the statement said, covers the conduct and invigilation of all forms of examinations including undergraduate, postgraduate, oral, CBE and paper-based examinations as well as statutory meetings.

Others are departmental, faculty, senate and committee meetings, supervision of students’ research projects and Industrial Training (IT)/Teaching Practice supervisions.

“The Congress directed the Executive Committee (EXCO) of the branch to engage the press/media through press conferences, releases etc., over the non-implementation of the Agreement in the university.

“Finally, Congress also directed the EXCO to activate the Strike Monitoring Team and urged members to strictly comply with the resolutions of the Strike Monitoring Team,” the statement said.