The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected a new set of national leaders.
Dr. Christopher Piuwna, formerly the union’s Vice President, has been elected as the new President.
Piuwna secured 219 votes, defeating his opponent, Adamu Babayo from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi State, who garnered 118 votes.
The election, which involved 419 delegates from across the nation, took place during ASUU’s 23rd National Delegates Congress, held at the University of Benin, Edo State. The five-day congress concluded earlier today, May 12.
Other elected officials include Dr. A. A. Sado, who emerged as the new Vice President.
Sado defeated Professor O. S. Sowande, the outgoing National Treasurer, with 232 votes to Sowande’s 174.
An anonymous insider confirmed to the Nigerian Tribune on Monday that outgoing ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has officially handed over the union’s leadership to Dr. Piuwna.
Details later…