OKITIPUPA, ONDO STATE— The Joint Action Congress (JAC) of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) has released a seven-day tranquil protest and a total withdrawal of services.
The industrial action, which started at the institution’s primary gate on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, centres on claims of high-handedness, unlawful period extension, and the denial of personnel promos by the University Governing Council.
The JAC is a powerful coalition comprising the Senior Personnel Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Personnel Union (NASU), and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT).
The primary target of the protest is the Chairman of the Governing Council, Prof. Akinbo Adesomoju. Protesters, wielding placards with inscriptions such as “Council Chairman need to Go” and “Don’t Deny Our Members of their Promos,” argued that Adesomoju’s continued stay in office breaks the university’s establishing gazette.
In a telephone interview with reporter, Prof. Akinbo Adesomoju safeguarded the actions of the Council, specifying that he does not act in isolation.
He highlighted that all decisions, consisting of those concerning promos, are cumulative resolutions of the Governing Council based upon established institutional policies.
“I am not the council, I am simply the chairman,” Adesomoju stated. He preserved that while unions have the right to demonstration, promotions are only given when laid-down criteria are fully satisfied, including that the council will not jeopardize on these requirements.
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The withdrawal of services by non-academic personnel and technologists is anticipated to immobilize administrative and laboratory activities across the Okitipupa campus throughout of the seven-day period.
Mr. Bamigbola alerted that if the state government and university management fail to take “definitive action,” the union will explore more legal opportunities.
The situation remains tense as students and the wider university community watch for an action from the Ondo State Government, the supreme arbiter in the management of the state-owned institution.