The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Imo State University, IMSU, Owerri Branch, has declared a total and indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the 2025 agreement between the union and the Federal Government.
The union announced the strike on Monday, August 10, 2026, during a press conference held at the university in Owerri.
The branch Chairman, Stephen Oguji, and Secretary, Lazarus Chikwendu, said the decision followed the failure of the Imo State Government and the university management to implement the agreement, which was signed by ASUU and the Federal Government on December 23, 2025, and was scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2026.
According to the union, despite several engagements with the university administration, presentation of the agreement, and the issuance of a 21-day ultimatum, there had been no meaningful response.
Parts of an address presented by the IMSU ASUU leadership at the press conference read, “Recall that
