The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has elected a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Professor Chris Piwuna, as its new president.
Piwuna, also the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, takes over from Victor Osodeke, a Professor of Soil Science from the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State.
The decision was taken at the 23rd National Delegates Congress of the Union, which took place in Benin on Sunday.
According to verified sources familiar with the development, the election was contested between Professor Piwuna and Professor Adamu Babayo from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Piwuna’s assumption of office comes amidst widespread speculations of industrial action following issues surrounding the sharing formula of the Earned Academic Allowances recently released by the Federal Government of Nigeria, brain drain, among others.
Radio Nigeria/Deborah Ige
