LAUTECH ASUU Presses Oyo Government on 2025 Agreement and Unpaid Benefits
Lecturers at LAUTECH have asked Oyo authorities to adopt the terms of the Federal Government-ASUU deal reached in December 2025 and settle outstanding staff benefits. The union says further delays could threaten the university's academic calendar.
Academic staff at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, have renewed pressure on the state authorities over the federal agreement with ASUU reached in December 2025.
The university's ASUU branch is also seeking the settlement of outstanding payments owed to lecturers. The union identified unpaid portions of earned academic allowances and promotion arrears among the unresolved obligations, saying some have remained outstanding for years.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, branch chairperson Prof Olujimi Dada and secretary Dr Soji Arinola said the provisions requiring adoption at LAUTECH had passed through the university's Governing Council and had been presented to the institution's Visitor.
The union said it supplied the state authorities with the financial requirements for implementing the agreement after receiving a request for the information. It maintained that a government decision, the release of funding and the commencement of implementation were now required.
According to the branch, its members have pursued formal and informal discussions with the authorities. It described negotiation as its preferred means of resolving the dispute but expressed concern that earlier engagement had not delivered the outcome being sought.
Although the union raised the possibility that unresolved issues could disrupt academic activities, it said its objective was not to begin a strike. It instead called for a resolution through dialogue and asked Governor Seyi Makinde to intervene.
The lecturers also requested a sustainable approach to university funding, employee welfare and the protection of LAUTECH's academic calendar.
Students, parents, alumni, traditional and religious institutions, professional groups, civil society organisations and the media were asked to support the demand for implementation.
ASUU's national leadership and its Ibadan Zone had previously expressed related concerns about delays affecting the application of the 2025 agreement at LAUTECH and other state-owned universities.