18 professors jostling for appointment as the Vice Chancellor (VC) Unijos

The local branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) have invited and drilled 18 professors jostling for appointment as the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the 40-year old university. Secretary of ASUU, Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, who also served as the chairman of the organizing committee, for the interactive session where the applicants were asked questions about their capacity to drive the university’s programmes to success, that the professors got high scores at the end of the drilling.

He said the association, led by its local chapter chairman, Dr. Christopher Piwuna, initiated the interaction with the applicants in conjunction with the UNIJOS Advancement Office. “It was a successful event. All applicants proved their points, responding effectively to the questions thrown at them by our members and other stakeholders within the university.

We threw it open for all other sections of the university, for them to interact with these applicants and ask questions about how they will go about implementing their programmes for the continued development of the university,” Dr. Maigoro said. He said the association hopes the professor eventually appointed by the university’s governing council will be committed to the implementation of the programmes they laid out in their manifesto during the interaction.

The governing council is expected to commence the interview of the applicants , an exercise expected to last for three days.