The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan (UI) branch, staged a peaceful protest on Tuesday, demanding that the Federal Government honour its agreement with the union.
The protest, which was led by the chairman of the ASUU, UI branch, Dr Aderemi Afolabi, was held across the campus. The members carried banners to protest the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement.
Afolabi described the protest as a warning ahead of a meeting with the Federal Government on August 28. He stressed the need for the government to stop its delay tactics and implement the Alhaji Yayale Ahmed Report, which was submitted in February 2025.
“The peaceful protest, which started from the Faculty of Arts and throughout the university campus, is to tell the government we are tired of being pushed over.
“Our members are increasingly frustrated with the government’s delay tactics, the so-called ‘keep them talking’ syndrome.
“The union is well aware of the planned meeting scheduled for August 28, 2025, but the prevailing sentiment among our members is clear: they are no longer willing to be dragged along endlessly, without tangible outcomes,” Afolabi said
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the ASUU Ibadan Zone on Monday held a news conference warning of impending industrial action if the government continues to drag its feet in meeting the union’s demand.
NAN reports that scores of ASUU members chanted songs of solidarity across the campus.
