OKITIPUPA, ONDO STATE— The Joint Action Congress (JAC) of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Innovation (OAUSTECH) has actually introduced a seven-day serene demonstration and a total withdrawal of services.
The commercial action, which began at the organization’s primary gate on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, centres on accusations of high-handedness, illegal tenure extension, and the denial of personnel promotions by the University Governing Council.
The JAC is a powerful union consisting of the Senior Staff 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 engravings such as “Council Chairman need to Go” and “Do Not Deny Our Members of their Promotions,” argued that Adesomoju’s continued stay in office breaks the university’s developing gazette.
In a telephone interview with journalist, Prof. Akinbo Adesomoju safeguarded the actions of the Council, mentioning that he does not act in seclusion.
He highlighted that all choices, consisting of those relating to promos, are cumulative resolutions of the Governing Council based upon established institutional policies.
“I am not the council, I am just the chairman,” Adesomoju mentioned. He preserved that while unions can protest, promotions are just given when laid-down criteria are totally met, adding that the council will not compromise on these standards.
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The withdrawal of services by non-academic staff and technologists is expected to disable administrative and lab activities throughout the Okitipupa school throughout of the seven-day duration.
Mr. Bamigbola warned that if the state government and university management stop working to take “definitive action,” the union will explore further legal avenues.
The circumstance stays tense as trainees and the broader university neighborhood watch for an action from the Ondo State Government, the ultimate arbiter in the management of the state-owned institution.