By: Mandy Park
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 president. Piwuna, who is also the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, succeeds Prof. Victor Osodeke.
The election, held on Sunday at the 23rd National Delegates Congress in Benin, was contested between Piwuna and Prof. Adamu Babayo.
Piwuna’s assumption of office comes amidst speculation of industrial action over issues including the sharing formula for Earned Academic Allowances and brain drain in the academic sector.