Senior staff of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, have called on the state government and university management to clear about 10 years of unpaid allowances and other outstanding entitlements.

The workers, under the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, said they were owed 124 months of hazard allowance arrears, among other payments.

The demands were made on Thursday during the 80th Regular Zonal Executive Council Meeting of SSANU, South-West Zone, held at the university. The union’s position was contained in a statement made available on Friday.

The Chairman of SSANU-AAUA, Abiodun Ogungbeni, listed several outstanding payments, including 54 months of arrears from the 2019 minimum wage and 11 months of the 25/35 per cent 2023 salary adjustment.

He also cited promotional and incremental arrears dating back to 2023, excess workload allowances for 2015 to 2019, outstanding third-party deductions and about 37 months owed to cooperative societies.

Other demands include payment of the July 2026 salary, two tranches owed to reabsorbed staff, as well as gratuities and pension entitlements for retired workers from 2008 to date.

Ogungbeni also called for a review of the Senior Staff Career Structure, saying the existing structure had affected career progression at the university.

He urged the university management to fully implement the monetary and non-monetary provisions of the 2026 SSANU/FGN agreement, including outstanding benefits from January 2026, and ensure August salaries are paid without conditions.

The SSANU South-West Zonal Chairman, Abdussobur Salaam, urged Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to intervene in the university’s financial difficulties and facilitate the settlement of workers’ outstanding entitlements.

Salaam said the arrears, salaries and allowances affected staff across different unions at the institution, not only SSANU members.

He also urged members of SSANU to remain committed to their duties and encouraged ASUU, SSANU, NASU and NAT to strengthen collaboration to improve the university and staff welfare.

Responding, the Vice-Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Prof. Tomola Obamuyi, assured the union that management would examine the issues raised and take appropriate steps towards resolving them.