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 also serves as the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, succeeds Prof. Victor Osodeke, a soil science expert from the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.
The election took place during the union’s 23rd National Delegates Congress held on Sunday in Benin City, Edo State.
According to sources, the presidency was contested between Piwuna and Prof. Adamu Babayo of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Piwuna assumes office at a critical time for the union, with tensions rising over the Federal Government’s disbursement of Earned Academic Allowances, ongoing concerns about funding, and persistent issues like brain drain in the academic sector.