The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected Prof. Chris Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist and Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, as its new national president.
Piwuna succeeds Prof. Victor Osodeke, a soil science expert from the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. The leadership transition was formalized during ASUU’s 23rd National Delegates Congress held on Sunday in Benin City.
Sources confirm the presidency was contested between Piwuna and Prof. Adamu Babayo of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Prof. Piwuna takes over at a critical time, as tensions continue to mount over unresolved issues including the sharing formula for the recently disbursed Earned Academic Allowances, growing concerns over brain drain, and the looming threat of industrial action within Nigeria’s university system.
