ASUU said the condition to avoid another strike is for the government to “immediately sign the renegotiated agreement document completed since May 2021 and also end the evil regime of IPPIS and replace same with UTAS.”
Buhari s Government s Illegal Interference In The Selection Of New Vice Chancellor For University Of Jos
By Usman Masara Kim, Jos Nigeria Listen to article
There is currently an unprecedented political interest in the selection of a new Vice Chancellor for the University of Jos, as the current VC s tenure elapses this June. This University has an interesting history of having been founded by a Southwestern University located over 800kms away, under the carefree watch of many Plateau neighbors.
What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 from the satellite campus of the University of Ibadan. This was after the then Head of State, Yakubu Gowon failed in his bid for the creation of a satellite campus for Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in Jos.
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.