A consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Prof. Chris Piwuna has been elected as the new president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Piwuna, who is also the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, takes over from Victor Osodeke, a Professor of Soil Science from the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State.
He was elected at the 23rd national delegates congress of the Union, which took place in Benin on Sunday.
Piwuna defeated Prof. Adamu Babayo from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, to emerge the new ASUU national president.
His assumption of office comes amid widespread speculations of industrial action following issues surrounding the sharing formula of the earned academic allowances recently released by the federal government, brain drain in tertiary institutions, among others.
