ASUU wants Pro-Chancellor to be neutral in selecting new VCThe Academics Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja chapter, has called on the Pro-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Alhaji Tanimu Maikudi, to ensure transparency in selecting a new Vice-chancellor that will replace Prof. Michael Adikwu. “If the process for selection is transparent and allowed to run as provided by the law, a credible Vice-Chancellor would emerge based on merit. “Some Pro-Chancellors do have interests in who becomes the Vice Chancellors of the Universities they govern. “The union is worried that the Pro-Chancellor might want to manipulate the process against the spirit of democracy,” he said. Ekanem disclosed that the five-year, single tenure of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja will end on Sunday, June 30.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 27, 2019 15:00 UTC