The Benin zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has given, the Edo, Delta and Ondo State Governments end of July ultimatum to implement the 2025 FGN/ASUU Agreement, saying that the failure would compel the union to embark on an indefinite strike.
DAILY POST reports that the union gave the ultimatum at a press conference on Monday, June 29,2026 in Benin City.
The press conference titled, ‘total strike looms in state universities across Edo, Ondo and Delta states over the non-implementation of the 2025 FGN/ASUU Agreement”.
The union added that failure of the affected state governments to pay the CATA component and all other allowances stipulated in the agreement, and the payment of the accrued arrears from January 2026 in full till date would amount to the violation of the agreements.
Addressing the press, the Coordinator, Benin zone of ASUU, Prof Monday Igbafen who said members of the union have run out of patience, stated that for the past six months the state governors have trivialised and disregarded the implementation of the agreements.
Igbafen, while saying that the federal universities in the zone have since commenced the implementation of the agreement, added that the reverse was the case of the state-owned universities.
He listed the universities to be affected by the imminent strike to include Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State.
Others are Delta State University, Abraka, University of Delta, Agbor, Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba and
