8 Professors Compete to Become the Next UNIJOS Vice Chancellor

(University of Jos. Photo Credit: Daily Trust)
Eight professors are trying to get the top job at the University of jos in Plateau State.

On Monday, the university's Advancement Office and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) held a stakeholders' meeting at the union's secretariat on the Naraguta campus so the candidates could present their plans and answer questions.

Seven of the candidates attended: Professors Ikonne Ogaji, Victor Duga, Sati Fwatshak, Anthony Dakum, Patricia Lar, Bernard Matur and Simon Yiltok.

Each took turns explaining how they would run the university and responded to questions from the audience.

ASUU Chairman Prof. Joseph Molwus said the event was organised so that stakeholders would not sit back and watch decisions being made for them.

Former Vice Chancellor of Karl Kumm University, Prof. Nanven Gambo, challenged the candidates on how they would handle power and authority to grow the university.

He said the University of Jos is a second generation institution with heavy demands, so good governance is essential.