Rita Enemuru, Reporting
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement and unpaid allowances.
The industrial action, which began on Tuesday, August 25, followed the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the university management and the Edo State Government.
The union’s demands include the full implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement at the institution and the payment of accrued allowances owed from January 2026.
The strike has effectively paralysed academic activities, affecting teaching and lecturing, examinations, supervision of students’ research projects, and other statutory academic and administrative duties.
The AAU chapter had earlier joined other university branches authorised by ASUU’s National Executive Council to commence processes for industrial action over the implementation of the 2025 agreement. The national body had warned that affected branches could proceed with strikes if their demands were not addressed after issuing the required ultimatums.
The development is expected to cause significant disruption to academic activities at the institution as the union maintains its demand for the implementation of the agreement and settlement of outstanding allowances.
Students and staff alike now face an uncertain period as the strike action takes hold, with no immediate resolution in sight between the union and the state government.
