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The Unified Nigeria Youth Forum (UNYF) has condemned a petition challenging Professor Aisha Sani-Maikudi’s appointment as Acting Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Abuja.
An appeal submitted to the Minister of Education, Dr Morufu Alausa, stated the appointment of Professor Aisha violated federal guidelines which questions the number of years, she served as a professor.
During a press briefing in Abuja, UNYF’s national deputy president, Comrade Oluwafemi Idowu Shoroye, stated that primary considerations for the vice- chancellor’s position are leadership skills and academic qualifications.
He said, “There is no legal framework in Nigeria that stipulates a professor must have a certain number of years of experience before being eligible for appointment as vice chancellor.”
He listed most of the Universities that appointed vice-chancellors with limited professorial tenures.
“Examples of universities that previously had professors with less than ten years’ experience includes the University of Abuja, which previously appointed Dr Laraba Gambo Abdullahi, a PhD holder, as vice chancellor; Bayero University Kano, where Attahiru Jega, a PhD holder, served as vice chancellor without a lengthy tenure as a professor; and the University of Maiduguri, where the current vice chancellor was appointed just two years after becoming a professor.”
The group confirmed that Professor Sani-Maikudi is qualified for the position.
The group said, “Professor Sani-Maikudi is well-prepared to lead the University of Abuja towards progress and academic excellence. Attempts to undermine her appointment based on outdated and baseless criteria should be dismissed.”