The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Abuja Sadiq Ismaila Kaita has accused ASUU of creating crisis in the university by making the institution to lower the criteria for the appointment.
He state that ASUU kicked against the ministry guidelines of 10 years post professor on the appointment of vice chancellor, which was later changed to two years in the second advertisement.
Reacting the ongoing crisis in the university, the pro chancellor stated that the ASUU in the university raised concerns about the initial guideline whereby making to come come with another advertisement.
According to him, “ The university was on strike, and ASUU raised concerns about the initial advertisement. To address these issues, we decided to re-advertise.”
Kaita assured that the council would conduct the selection process transparently, saying, “we are going to be very strict.”
The university’s Registrar, Yahya Mohammed, also denied any crisis, explaining that the council recently met to review applications for the VC position.
“The former advertisement, according to him, was approved by the Minister of Education under the previous VC, but ASUU’s UniAbuja chapter petitioned the council, expressing their disagreement with the terms. To maintain peace, the council re-advertised the position with some adjustments.”
