The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso branch, Oyo State, on Tuesday, urged the State Government to fully implement the December 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement at the institution.
It also called on traditional institutions, religious bodies, alumni, students, parents, professional associations, civil society organisations and the media to support its appeal.
The union, in a statement jointly signed by its Chairperson, Prof Olujimi Dada, and Secretary, Dr Soji Arinola, in Ibadan, the state capital, said it had exhausted several avenues of dialogue with the state government to resolve the issues.
It also demanded the payment of outstanding staff entitlements, including the balance of earned academic allowance and promotion arrears, some of which it said had accumulated over several years.
The PUNCH reports that ASUU National and the Ibadan Zone had previously raised concerns over the delayed implementation of the 2025 agreement at LAUTECH and other affected state institutions, warning that continued non-implementation could disrupt academic activities.
However, ASUU LAUTECH, according to a statement issued on Tuesday, said, “The 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement was signed in December 2025 after years of negotiations between the Federal Government and the union. The provisions of the agreement requiring domestication at LAUTECH had been processed and approved by the university’s Governing Council and brought to the attention of the Visitor to the institution.
“The issue before us is not whether an agreement exists. The issue is the full implementation of an agreement whose financial and institutional implications have already been communicated to the appropriate authorities.
“The union had repeatedly sought an audience with the state government to discuss the implementation of the agreement and the payment of outstanding entitlements owed to its members,” the statement said.
The union said it pursued both formal and informal channels because it considered dialogue the most responsible way to resolve industrial disputes in the university system.
It, however, expressed concern that it took public pressure and the threat of industrial action by another tertiary institution in the state before the matter received what it described as the required governmental attention.
“The financial implications of implementing the agreement had already been submitted after being requested by the state government.
“Consequently, the present situation cannot reasonably be attributed to the absence of information regarding the financial implications. What is now urgently required is a clear decision, adequate funding and commencement of full implementation without any further delay,” it stated.
The union said LAUTECH has continued to receive national recognition, including Best State University in Nigeria and Best University of Technology in Nigeria.
It argued that sustaining the institution’s teaching, research, accreditation and technological development required adequate and predictable funding.
“The dispute over the 2025 agreement is also part of a wider issue involving unpaid staff entitlements.
Academic staff are still awaiting the balance of earned academic allowance and promotion arrears, with some components dating back several years.
“These are not gifts or discretionary rewards. They are entitlements arising from work already performed and obligations that have accumulated over time,” the union stated.
It added that the matter went beyond the welfare of individual lecturers, arguing that it concerned the long-term sustainability of one of Oyo State’s major tertiary institutions.
On the possibility of industrial action, the union said it did not desire a strike, stressing that dialogue and negotiation remained its preferred options.
“Let it be clearly stated, ASUU LAUTECH does not desire industrial action. Our preferred option remains dialogue, negotiation and mutually acceptable resolution. However, dialogue must produce results. Repeated appeals without implementation cannot constitute a permanent industrial-relations strategy.
“We consequently appeal to the state government to commence the full implementation of the December 2025 agreement, direct the LAUTECH Governing Council to establish a sustainable framework for addressing funding and staff welfare challenges, and take steps to protect the academic calendar from disruption.
“We also call on traditional institutions, religious bodies, alumni, students, parents, professional associations, civil society organisations and the media to support our appeal.”
It urged Governor Seyi Makinde to personally intervene in the matter, saying an urgent resolution was necessary to prevent a disruption of academic activities, adding, “We seek dialogue, not confrontation. We seek implementation, not promises. We seek sustainable funding, not temporary relief. We seek industrial harmony, not industrial action,” the union added.
