The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Akwa Ibom State University(AKSU) chapter is set to begin indefinite strike today June 3, 2025 by 12 noon.
The academic staff have accused the Akwa Ibom State Government of paying deaf ears to their demands despite several letters from the union.
The indefinite strike will be declared today during the ASUU Congress slated for 12pm at Obio Akpa campus of the University.
Parts of the reasons for the strike as listed by the union include: Nοn payment of domestic servant & drivers allowances; non payment of ₦80,000 minimum wage & arrears; inadequate allocation of percentages for peculiar allowances; fraudulent payment of ₦2,000 for hazard allowance; non implementation of 35% and 25% wage award; delay and notional promotions payment and non payment for PG lecturers/supervision.
Confirming the strike action, ASUU chairman AKSU chapter, Dr. Frank Namso said most of the union’s demands have exceeded ten years.
“It is true we are beginning strike by 12pm today. We have written so many letters to government but nobody has answered us and this has lasted for ten years.
“Let me shock you, there are senior lecturers, Associate Professors and Professors in which those in their equivalent cadres as non-teaching staff are collecting more salaries than them. This is the only University such thing is happening.
“We have not been paid domestic staff allowance but non-teaching staff have been paid. The teaching staff are given 8℅ of Learned Society Allowance but non-teaching staff are taking 25℅. We cannot continue like this. Something must be done.
“We have a compendium of several letters we have written to government and nobody has said anything.
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“We are the only set of public servants that has not collected minimum wage. We have not been paid salary for the month of May and our minimum wage with accumulated arrears from November 2024 have not been paid.”
Although the ASUU chairman agreed that the non-academic staff of the University have not also collected their minimum wage, he noted that domestic staff allowances are paid to NASU members who are due while they also get higher percentage of peculiar allowance.
“Even exams supervision allowance of 25℅ basic is paid to the cleaner in the institution even when they have nothing to do with it,” ASUU chairman said.
