Chris Piwuna, Professor of Medicine and Consultant Psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, has been elected as the new national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Piwuna, who was also the immediate past National Vice President of the Union and Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, succeeds Emmanuel Osodeke.
The election was reportedly contested between Piwuna and Professor Adamu Babayo of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Piwuna’s appointment comes amid increased rumors of industrial action related to the controversial Earned Academic Allowances sharing formula recently released by the Federal Government, ongoing brain drain, and other pressing issues within Nigeria’s tertiary education sector.
Austen Sado, vice president; Happiness Uduk, financial secretary; Peter Adamu, treasurer; Celestine Aguoru, investment secretary; Aisha Bawa, welfare officer; and Kassim Umar, internal auditor, were also elected to serve alongside Piwuna in the new national executive.
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