The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike on Thursday, May 2.
Chairman of the branch, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, who confirmed the development, said the resolution was made during a congress meeting held at the institution’s Permanent Site.
It was gathered that, understands that members of the UniAbuja chapter of ASUU have been at loggerheads with the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’allah and the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman over the processes for the appointment of a new VC.
An advertorial that surfaced in a national daily on March 15, 2024, sought a replacement for Na’Allah.
However, ASUU members, in a conference, rejected the ad, declared it “illegal,” and stated that it was not from the governing council.
Ugoh noted that the Universities Miscellaneous Provision Act 1993 as amended; 2003 and 2012 (Section 3, subsections 1 and 2) empowers only the governing council to advertise the VC’s seat when declared vacant.
“You will recall that the university administration placed an advert on the vacancy of the post of a Vice-Chancellor on Friday 15th March 2024,” Ugoh had said.
He argued that no other organ or individual is legally vested with the power to initiate the procedure of appointing a successive VC.
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