ASUU Gets New President
The Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, Prof. Chris Piwuna, has been elected as the new president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Piwuna, who is also a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, will succeed Prof. Victor Osodeke, a soil science professor from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture.
The election took place at the union’s 23rd National Delegates Congress which concluded at the University of Benin in Benin City, Edo State.
Piwuna won the contest against Prof. Adamu Babayo from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University.
His tenure is set to begin amidst speculation of potential industrial action over issues like the Earned Academic Allowances and brain drain in Nigerian universities.
ASUU has also been seeking a comprehensive overhaul of the university system, including improved infrastructure, enhanced academic freedom, and a more sustainable funding model.
Other demands of the union include the release of revitalisation funds for universities, renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, and release of earned allowances for university lecturers.
ASUU Gets New President is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
