ESUT lecturers declare two-week strike
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Academic activities at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), collapsed on Friday as its academic staff declared two weeks warning strike over the non-implementation of the FGN/ASUU agreement.
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Chairperson of ASUU-ESUT Branch, Dr Andrew Apeh, who addressed reporters in Enugu, recalled that the union had, in June this year, issued a one-month ultimatum demanding the immediate implementation of the agreement.
” Today, 14th August, 2026, there has been zero reflection of that agreement in ESUT. Management has chosen misinformation, confusion and inaction over genuine dialogues and proper solutions.
“After several approaches towards dialogue have failed, and exhaustive deliberations at our Congress held 14th, 25th July, 2026, and pursuant to the directives and He listed alleged Unpaid Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) since 2009, Over 17 years of unpaid arrears, among others as among the reasons that made them to embark on the industrial action., of our Union, we are left with no other option than to down tools”, he stated.
Apeh directed that all academic activities in ESUT should be shut down from Friday, 14th August 2026 till the expiration of the warning strike.
He warned that during the warning strike, there would be no lectures, examinations, supervision or project defense, statutory meetings, and departmental activities.
Apeh further urged all academic staff of ESUT to stay away from the University campuses at Agbani and Enugu for the duration of the strike.
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