The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected Prof. Chris Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, as its new national president.
Prof. Piwuna, who also serves as the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, succeeds Prof. Victor Osodeke, a professor of soil science at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State.
The election took place during the union’s 23rd National Delegates Congress held on Sunday in Benin City, Edo State.
Piwuna emerged president after defeating Prof. Adamu Babayo of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
His election comes amid rising concerns over possible industrial action, following unresolved issues relating to the sharing formula of the recently released earned Academic Allowances by the Federal Government, as well as ongoing challenges such as brain drain within the academic sector.
