Lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) chapter, will meet today (Wednesday) to decide their next course of action after talks with the university management failed to resolve the dispute over outstanding staff entitlements.
A congress of the union has been scheduled for noon to consider the outcome of a meeting between ASUU leaders and the university management held on Tuesday at the Vice Chancellor’s office.
WestNG gathered that the meeting ended without a concrete agreement, as the management reportedly told the union delegation that the university lacked the financial capacity to settle the outstanding entitlements.
The development comes as the deadline for ASUU’s 14-day ultimatum expires today.
The union had, on October 14, threatened an indefinite strike if its longstanding welfare concerns were not addressed by midnight on October 28.
In a bid to avert a disruption of academic activities, the management contacted the union leadership on Friday and scheduled Tuesday’s meeting for 6pm.
The meeting, which lasted about an hour, reportedly ended without a resolution.
A source familiar with the discussions said the management explained that its efforts to persuade the state government to increase the university’s subvention had yet to yield results.
According to the source, the only response from the government to the lecturers’ months of agitation was a reported directive by the deputy governor to the Commissioner for Education to summon the ASUU leadership to a meeting in Ibadan.
“We, however, told the Vice Chancellor that our congress has been fixed for noon of Wednesday, October 28 (today), and we left,” the source said.
What ASUU is demanding
Among the union’s demands are the full implementation of the December 2025 agreement between the Federal Government and ASUU, payment of outstanding Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) and promotion arrears, and a sustainable funding framework for the university.
ASUU LAUTECH maintains that the relevant provisions of the agreement have already been processed and approved by the university’s Governing Council.
It is also urging the Oyo State Government to direct the council to establish a lasting solution to the institution’s funding and staff welfare challenges.
The union has appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde to intervene personally, warning that delays in implementing agreements and paying staff entitlements could trigger industrial action.
Although it describes a strike as a last resort, ASUU insists that dialogue must produce concrete results to protect the academic calendar and prevent disruption to teaching and learning.
The outcome of Wednesday’s congress is expected to determine whether the lecturers will proceed with the threatened indefinite strike or adopt another course of action.
