The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected Professor Chris Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, as its new national president.
Professor Piwuna, who also serves as the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, succeeds Professor Victor Osodeke, a soil science expert from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State.
The election took place during the Union’s 23rd National Delegates Congress, held in Benin on Sunday.
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According to reliable sources, the leadership race was between Professor Piwuna and Professor Adamu Babayo of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Piwuna assumes the presidency at a critical moment for Nigeria’s university sector, with growing concerns over a potential industrial action.
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Issues fuelling unrest include dissatisfaction with the Federal Government’s disbursement formula for Earned Academic Allowances, worsening brain drain, and broader structural challenges affecting higher education.
