The union announced the ultimatum on Monday during a press conference in Benin City, accusing the three state governments of failing to implement the agreement despite six months of engagements and appeals.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Benin Zone, has issued a deadline to the governments of Edo, Delta and Ondo states, warning that lecturers in seven state-owned universities will embark on an indefinite strike if the provisions of the 2025 Federal Government/ASUU Agreement are not implemented before the end of July.
The union announced the ultimatum on Monday during a press conference in Benin City, accusing the three state governments of failing to implement the agreement despite six months of engagements and appeals.
Addressing journalists, the Benin Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Prof. Monday Igbafen, said branches of the union across the affected institutions had already begun mobilising members for a total withdrawal of academic services should the government continue to delay compliance.
According to him, the planned industrial action would affect Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma; Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko; Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa; Delta State University, Abraka; University of Delta, Agbor; Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba; and Southern Delta University, Ozoro.
