Prof. Chris Piwuna Elected New ASUU President
Professor Chris Piwuna has been elected as the new National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), taking over leadership from Professor Victor Emmanuel Osodeke.
Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital and current Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, emerged victorious after a keenly contested election with Professor Adamu Babayo of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
The election was conducted during the Union’s 23rd National Delegates Congress, which held on Sunday in Benin City, Edo State.
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His emergence comes at a time of heightened tension in Nigeria’s university system, with renewed fears of industrial action over lingering issues. Among the key concerns are disputes surrounding the sharing formula for the recently released Earned Academic Allowances by the Federal Government, persistent brain drain, and other unresolved challenges in the education sector.
Piwuna is expected to navigate these pressing matters and steer ASUU’s next course of action as the union continues to advocate for improved university funding and working conditions for academic staff across Nigeria.
By PRNigeria
