Victor Emmanuel Osodeke of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, has been elected the new President the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
He emerged on Sunday after the national delegates conference of ASUU held in Awka, Anambra State.
Chris Piwuna, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Professor in the College of Medicine, University of Jos was elected Vice President.
Others are Prof. Siji Sowande (Treasurer); Prof. Ade Adejumo (Financial Secretary); Dr. Austen Sado (Investment Secretary); Dr. Adamu Babayo (Internal Auditor) and Dr. Stella-Maris Okey (Welfare Secretary).
While the new President was former Vice President to Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, outgone President, Piwuna, before his election, was the Internal Auditor of ASUU and its former Chairman in UNIJOS.
The leadership will pilot the union’s affairs for the next two years.
The executive council of ASUU would however spend a maximum of four years.
