The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) Chapter, has accused the Ondo State House of Assembly of gross inefficiency and complicity in the lingering crisis rocking the institution.
At a press briefing held in Akure on Friday, October 3, 2025, ASUU-AAUA alleged that for the past seven years, the State Assembly has consistently appropriated capital grants to the university but has failed to ensure their release, leaving the institution to rot under poor infrastructure, decaying facilities, and mounting staff arrears.
The union described the practice as “unethical and irresponsible,” stressing that while the Assembly approves funds on paper, the university has not received a single kobo in capital grants within the period under review.
Dr. Boluwaji Oshodi, Chairperson of ASUU-AAUA, noted that the legislature’s failure to carry out proper oversight has emboldened the executive to starve AAUA of resources, even as billions have been earmarked annually.
“If money has been appropriated but not released, the real question is: what role is the House of Assembly playing? Why have they continued to appropriate ghost funds without holding anyone accountable?” Oshodi asked.
The union warned that unless the Assembly wakes up to its constitutional duty, the university will collapse under the weight of unpaid salaries, unremitted taxes, and abandoned infrastructure.
Currently, AAUA staff are on strike over two months of unpaid salaries and other accumulated arrears, while lecture halls, libraries, and laboratories remain in deplorable states.
The union further described the Assembly’s silence as “a betrayal of its legislative mandate,” accusing lawmakers of playing politics with the future of the university while championing the proliferation of new institutions the state cannot fund.
ASUU called for immediate release of special intervention funds, an upward review of monthly subvention, and legislative accountability in monitoring funds appropriated for tertiary education.
