Academic and non-academic unions in state-owned universities in Ondo State have suspended their four-week-old strike, directing members to resume duties on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
The affected institutions include Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, and the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMEDO), Ondo.
The suspension was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the Joint Action Committee of Ondo State-Owned Tertiary Institutions (JAC-ODSTI), signed by its Chairman, Comrade Tayo Ogungbeni, and Secretary, Comrade Kunle Akinwonmi.
According to the statement, the decision follows the intervention of Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, which resolves the core issues that led to the industrial action.
“Following the financial intervention of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the crisis that led to an indefinite strike on Sept. 2, 2026, we wish to inform the general public that the indefinite strike is hereby suspended with effect from Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026,” the committee stated.
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The leadership of JAC-ODSTI commended Aiyedatiwa, the Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties and Union Matters, Bola Taiwo, for their efforts in resolving the impasse.
The unions, however, appealed to the managements of the various state-owned universities to urgently address the non-financial aspects of the FGN/Unions Agreement to prevent future industrial friction.
Confirming the development on Monday, the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), AAUA branch, Prof. Boluwaji Oshodi, said the strike had been called off.
Tertiary institutions Ondo State were shut down in early September over non-implementation of the Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS), subvention arrears, and staff welfare matters.
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