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FUTO confronts ASUU with lawsuit over Pantami’s professorship

FUTO confronts ASUU with lawsuit over Pantami’s professorship

The Federal University, Owerri (FUTO) has gone to court over the Academic Staff of Universities Union (ASUU’s) rejection of Dr. Isah Ibrahim Pantami’s promotion to the rank of professor of Cyber Security by the institution.

FUTO’s vice chancellor, Prof. Nnenna Oti, was reported by The Nation to have said the management of the institution has already proceeded to sue ASUU.

This was a reaction to ASUU’s threat to sanction FUTO management for approving Pantami as a professor while he is still in federal government’s active service as a minister.

The Nation quoted Oti to have said that the management went to court on the matter, saying any comment or discussion on it is subjudice.

The medium also quoted an anonymous senior management worker of FUTO to have said ASUU has no right to dabble into a matter it has no jurisdiction over.

He said “Just like ASUU does not tell the university council and its Senate who to promote, it cannot tell them the criteria for promoting somebody to rank of professor.

“In law, you cannot withdraw what you don’t have. ASUU does not regulate appointments and promotions. Some of these things are derived from NUC guidelines, and every university sets up its standard.”

 

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