The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK, Awka chapter, on Monday commenced an indefinite strike over the non-payment of the full August 2026 salary to its members.
In a press statement signed by the Chairperson of the ASUU UNIZIK chapter, Innocent Nnubia, and the Secretary, Osita Nnajiofor, and released to journalists on Monday, the association stated that it had decided to withdraw its services in accordance with the standing “Resolution of ASUU National Executive Council” on non-payment of salaries.
It consequently encouraged the university administration and visitor, President Bola Tinubu, to promptly address the matter by securing the full payment of its members’ August 2026 salaries and ensuring that the situation does not reoccur.
The statement read in part, “The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU-UNIZIK Branch, at its Congress held today, Monday, September 7, 2026, resolved to withdraw her services in compliance with the standing Resolution of ASUU National Executive Council on non-payment of salaries.
“The ASUU-NEC Standing Resolution empowers branches of the Union to withdraw their services when salaries are not paid after the 3rd day of the next month.
“Today is 7th September 2026, and the university has not paid the complete salary for the month of August to our members.
“This makes it more than three times that our members are having this ugly and frustrating experience.
“The sole reason for this action is the non-payment of the complete salary of August 2026. We therefore implore University Authorities and Visitor (President Bola Tinubu) to urgently address the situation by ensuring the complete payment of the August 2026 salary to our members and ensuring that this ugly experience does not repeat itself.
“The Congress resolution directs as follows that all members should immediately withdraw all academic and administrative services. The withdrawal of services shall subsist until the complete payment of the August 2026 salary to all members.”
However, when approached about the development, Aloysius Attah, Director of Information and Public Relations at UNIZIK, merely stated, “No comment.”
