The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo branch, has declared an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement, payment of accrued arrears dating from Jan. 1, 2026.

The decision was taken at an emergency congress meeting of the union on Thursday, Aug. 27, following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the university authorities, Ondo State Government.

In a statement signed by the branch Chairperson, Comrade Abraham Oladebeye, Secretary, Comrade Adeniran O. Akinola, the union said the ultimatum expired without the outstanding issues being addressed.

The union directed all its members to withdraw from statutory academic functions, services with immediate effect from 11:25 a.m. on Thursday.

ASUU said the strike would affect lectures, classes, continuous assessments, examinations, seminars at undergraduate, conversion, postgraduate levels, as well as departmental, faculty, committee, Senate meetings.

It also suspended students’ research project supervision, industrial training supervision, fieldwork, pending the full implementation of the agreement, payment of the accrued arrears.

The union said its Branch Executive Council would engage the public, media through press conferences, interviews, other platforms to explain its grievances.

It also directed the activation of its Branch Strike Coordinating Committee to monitor compliance with the strike directive by academic staff.

The development is expected to disrupt academic activities at the state-owned medical university, amid ongoing concerns over the implementation of agreements reached between the Federal Government, ASUU.