UniJos Yet To Appoint New VC As Incumbent’s Tenure Ends

Barely two weeks to the end of the tenure of the current vice
chancellor of the University of Jos, Professor Seddi Sabastian
Maimako, the Governing Council of the institution is yet to select
a new person for the job.

The selection process for a new vice chancellor of the
institution had in the last month generated heated accusations and
counteraccusations from different groups.

Daily Trust reported how protests by staff and students of the
university on the selection process led to the closure of the
entrances of the institution, where both students and vehicles were
prevented from going in, to avoid a breakdown of law and order.

Some of the protesters felt that the National Universities
Commission (NUC) wanted to impose a candidate as the new vice
chancellor, insisting that the process must be transparent.

Our correspondent gathered that other groups are insisting that
the new vice chancellor must be an indigene of Plateau State.

Eighteen professors from all over the country applied for the
job. After the process kicked off, the chairman of Council on the
selection of the new vice chancellor, Tony Momoh, died, a
development that brought confusion into the selection process.

The Council thereafter appointed an acting chairman, Mrs Mutbam,
to conclude the process. A shortlist of 14 candidates was announced
and an interview date set, but a day before the stated date, a
directive from the NUC ordered the Council to suspend the
process.

The tenure of the Council has since expired, which has further
complicated issues, given the fact that it is the body empowered by
law to superintend the process.

Barely two weeks to the end of the tenure of the current vice
chancellor of the University of Jos, Professor Seddi Sabastian
Maimako, the Governing Council of the institution is yet to select
a new person for the job.

The selection process for a new vice chancellor of the
institution had in the last month generated heated accusations and
counteraccusations from different groups.

Daily Trust reported how protests by staff and students of the
university on the selection process led to the closure of the
entrances of the institution, where both students and vehicles were
prevented from going in, to avoid a breakdown of law and order.

Some of the protesters felt that the National Universities
Commission (NUC) wanted to impose a candidate as the new vice
chancellor, insisting that the process must be transparent.

Our correspondent gathered that other groups are insisting that
the new vice chancellor must be an indigene of Plateau State.

Eighteen professors from all over the country applied for the
job. After the process kicked off, the chairman of Council on the
selection of the new vice chancellor, Tony Momoh, died, a
development that brought confusion into the selection process.

The Council thereafter appointed an acting chairman, Mrs Mutbam,
to conclude the process. A shortlist of 14 candidates was announced
and an interview date set, but a day before the stated date, a
directive from the NUC ordered the Council to suspend the
process.

The tenure of the Council has since expired, which has further
complicated issues, given the fact that it is the body empowered by
law to superintend the process.