The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo (UNIMED) Branch, has commenced an indefinite strike over the failure to implement the 2025 agreement between the Federal Government and ASUU as well as the non-payment of salary arrears.
The decision followed a congress meeting of the union on Thursday, coming shortly after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum given to the university management to address the outstanding issues.
A communique issued after the congress in Akure said the union resolved to embark on the industrial action after its demands were not met.
The document was signed by the branch Chairman, Comrade Abraham Oladebeye, and Secretary, Comrade Adeniran Akinola.
According to the communique, the 14-day ultimatum elapsed without the implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement or payment of salary arrears owed members from January 2026.
The union accused the university management of failing to act on the agreement despite the ultimatum issued by the lecturers.
Consequently, members were instructed to suspend all statutory academic responsibilities with immediate effect.
The affected activities include lectures, continuous assessments, examinations, seminars, supervision of students’ research projects, industrial training and fieldwork.
The directive also extends to departmental, faculty, committee and Senate meetings conducted either physically or virtually.
ASUU-UNIMED said the industrial action would continue until the agreement was fully implemented, the outstanding salary arrears were paid and further instructions were issued by the union’s National Executive Council (NEC).
The branch also directed its Branch Executive Committee (BEC) to activate the Branch Strike Coordinating Committee to ensure compliance with the resolutions and monitor the strike.
As of the time of filing the report, the university management had yet to issue an official response to the union’s declaration of the indefinite strike.
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