The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected Prof. Chris Piwuna as its new President.
Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist and Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, takes over from Prof. Victor Osodeke of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.
The election took place during the Union’s 23rd National Delegates Congress, held in Benin on Sunday.
According to sources familiar with the process, Prof. Piwuna emerged as President after a keen contest with Prof. Adamu Babayo of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
His election comes at a time of renewed tension in the university system, with talks of possible industrial action over the sharing of recently released Earned Academic Allowances and concerns about brain drain and other sector-wide challenges.
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