The selection process was already ongoing before reports emerged in some sections of the media that there has been disquiet in several quarters over the procedure for the selection of a new vice Chancellor.
This development led to the exercise being suspended as an invitation was extended to all Council Members to appear before the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) in Abuja unfailingly Wednesday, the 22nd day of April 2021.
The suspension letter which was communicated to all members of the council and the Senate selection board was signed by the Registrar/Secretary to Council, Monday Danjem.
Reacting to the development, the staff and students’ unions of the university staged a protest, saying that the selection process which has already gone far should not be interfered with for the sake of peace and tranquillity of the institution.