Academic actions on the University of Cross River State, UNICROSS, have been on Monday disrupted once more following the resumption of strike by lecturers below the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.
The UNICROSS department of ASUU mentioned the motion was over the non-implementation of key features of the renegotiated 2025 settlement between the federal authorities and ASUU, notably excellent welfare calls for and unpaid salaries.
The choice to renew the strike was taken at an emergency congress held on Monday, which was attended by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Francisca Bassey, and members of the college administration.
The industrial motion, which initially started on May 19, 2026 and was suspended on July 21, 2026, was restarted after the Cross River State Government allegedly did not implement the monetary parts throughout the promised timeframe.
Addressing the congress, department chairperman of ASUU Dr. Patrick Ushie, disclosed shortly earlier than the suspension, the union’s management led by Calabar Zonal Coordinator, Dr. Ikechukwu Igwenyi, and the college administration held a closed-door assembly with Governor Bassey Otu.
According to Dr. Ushie, Governor Otu on the assembly assured the delegation that his administration was going to start implementation of monetary features of the renegotiated 2025 settlement inside 90 days.
He expressed concern that months after the reassurance, workers have but to obtain their September and October 2026 salaries, a improvement that necessitated the emergency congress.
In her response, Prof. Bassey appealed to the tutorial workers to train persistence, revealing that Governor Otu had authorized the cost of salaries and that she had made concerted efforts to make sure disbursement.
The vice chancellor described the governor as “a man of honour and integrity who had done his part” and added that the Accountant General had assured her that October salaries can be paid earlier than shut of enterprise on Monday. While members acknowledged her efforts, they insisted on resuming the strike, with a promise to reconvene to droop it as soon as cost is confirmed.
