New UNIABUJA VC Receive Endorsements From Staff Unions

The newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Professor Michael Umale Adikwu have received several endorsements by the staff unions of the university who stated that the governing council did not flout any known law in the appointment of the vice chancellor.

The UniAbuja chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr. Ben Ugheoke, who broke led the endorsements, said that the unions had already written the governing council and other relevant authorities conveying their readiness to cooperate and work together with Professor Adikwu in the interest of the university.

He added that the tradition in the appointment of vice chancellors for the university had always favoured any one of the candidates in the final 3 man list that were submitted to the council.

However, the ASUU leader denied a report that a group of lecturers have dragged University of Abuja to National Industrial court Abuja over the allegation that the appointment of the third best candidate as the Vice-Chancellor didn’t follow due process.

ASUU stated that the council reserved the discretionary right to elect anyone from the final 3 men shortlisted based on merit, irrespective of their positions in the screening exercise.

Other labour unions in University of Abuja who joined in the endorsement of the VC are; Senior Staff Academic Associations (SSANU), Non Academic Staff union of Universities (NASU) and National Association of Academic Technicians (NAAT).

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