In response to the Ondo State Government’s failure to pay unpaid salaries and arrears, theAcademic Staff Union of Universities, or ASUU, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA chapter, has instructed its members to resign from their positions. Journalists were given access to the notice, which was jointly signed by Dr. Olusegun Taiwo, the secretary, and Dr. Boluwaji Oshodi, the branch chairperson, on Sunday.
The action was taken in response to a resolution passed by the union’s Congress on Thursday, August 21, in which members unanimously decided to halt academic operations until the government fulfilled its financial commitments.
The notice partially stated, “Sir, this memo has directed our members to withdraw their services from all academic activities in the university until all of our outstanding salaries and arrears are paid.”
ASUU-AAUA is a member of the Joint Action Committee of Ondo State-owned Tertiary Institutions, or ODSTI, which announced a 14-day warning strike in June. This action follows that strike. The union clarified that the prolonged disregard for workers’ welfare in spite of repeated requests to the state government was what prompted that strike.
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