The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), chapter, has embarked on a two-week warning strike over the non-implementation of the 2025 Federal Government/ASUU agreement by the authority of the institution.
In a press conference at the Agbani campus of the university, Enugu on Friday, the Chairperson of ASUU/ESUT branch, Dr Andrew Apeh, said that the union had earlier issued one month ultimatum demanding the immediate implementation of the agreement nothing has been done by the university authority.
He said: “You will recall that this union issued a one month ultimatum on 30th June, 2026, demanding the immediate implementation of the FGN/ASUU Renegotiated 2025 Agreement in ESUT on or before 31st July, 2026.
“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.
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“After several approaches towards dialogue have failed, and exhaustive deliberations at our Congress held 14th, 25th July, 2026, and pursuant to the directives and approval of the National Executive Council, NEC, of our Union, we are left with no other option than to down tools. “
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Apeh, therefore, directed that all academic activities in ESUT should be shut down from Friday, 14th August 2026 till the expiration of the warning strike.
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He said that during the warning strike, there would be no lectures, examinations, supervision or project defense, statutory meetings, and departmental activities.
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He 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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He added that a monitoring team has been inaugurated with immediate effect to ensure full compliance of the warning strike.
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“Any member of the union found within the school premises or engaging in any academic activity during this period shall be recorded as an enemy of the union and dealt with in accordance with the union’s disciplinary provisions, ” he said.
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He explained that they were not on strike because they loved it, but that they embarked on strike because they have been pushed to the wall.
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He appealed to the government, ESUT council and management to understand that their patience had expired.
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Apeh called on the Enugu State Governor, (Visitor to the University), and all stakeholders to intervene without further delay to save ESUT from total collapse.
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