By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU-UNIZIK branch, on Monday commenced an indefinite strike over non-payment of August 2026 salary.

The indefinite strike notice was contained in a communique jointly signed and made available to journalists in Awka by the ASUU-UNIZIK branch Chairperson, Comrade Innocent Nnubia, and Secretary, Comrade Osita Nnajiofor, respectively at the end of its meeting at union secretariat complex Unizik Awka.

According to the union, it resolved to withdraw her services in compliance with the standing Resolution of ASUU National Executive Council on non-payment of salaries during its Congress on Monday, September 7, 2026.

It added: “The ASUU-NEC standing Resolution empowers branches of the Union to withdraw their services when salaries are not paid after the 3rd day of next month.

“Today is 7th September 2026 and the University has not paid 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 Ahmed Tinubu) to urgently address the situation by ensuring the complete payment of August 2026 salary to our members and ensure 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.

“And the withdrawal of services shall subsist until the complete payment of August 2026 salary to all members.”