In the wee hours of Monday, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities unanimously elected Professor Emmanuel Osodeke to a second two-year term as their national president.
WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that the union members also re-elected Chris Piwuna, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Professor in the College of Medicine, University of Jos, as Vice President in addition to Osodeke of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State.
During the 22nd National Delegates Conference of ASUU, held at the University of Jos in Plateau State between May 19 and 21, 2023, they were re-elected.
Other National Officers of ASUU who were also re-elected during the conference include Prof. Siji Sowande (Treasurer); Prof. Ade Adejumo (Financial Secretary); Dr Austen Sado (Investment Secretary); Dr Adamu Babayo (Internal Auditor) and Dr Aisha Bawa who replaced Dr Stella-Maris Okey as the Welfare Secretary.
Osodeke who spoke with our correspondent on his way to Abuja after the National Delegates Conference described it as successful.
He said “We have finished with our national delegates conference in Jos. It was successful. We are on our way back to Abuja. We will issue a statement regarding the conference and my re-election and other national officers when we get back to our station . Thank you”