By Ayo Kehinde
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 national president.
Piwuna, who also serves as the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, succeeds Prof. Victor Osodeke, a professor of soil science at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State.
His emergence followed the 23rd National Delegates Conference of the union, held on Sunday in Benin, Edo State. Sources said the leadership contest was between Piwuna and Prof. Adamu Babayo of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Piwuna assumes office at a critical time for the union, amid growing concerns over unresolved issues with the Federal Government, including brain drain, pending welfare demands, and controversies surrounding the newly released formula for the disbursement of Earned Academic Allowances.
