ASUU To Probe Pantami’s Appointment As Professor Of Cybersecurity

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has set up an independent committee to probe what it described as questionable appointment of the minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, as a Professor of Cyber Security at the Federal University of Technology Owerri.

President of ASUU, Comrade Emmanuel Osodeke who addressed newsmen on Monday in Abuja at the end of the Union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held over the weekend, listed several criteria for the position of professorship of which the minister was said to lack thus, not qualified for the position.

The Union rejected Pantami’s academic position in its entirety saying, “we know something is wrong in the appointment of Isa Pantami as a Professor, it doesn’t look right.

“Having rejected the ASUU-FUTO Committee’s report, NEC set up an independent committee to investigate all issues surrounding the controversial appointment of Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) as a Professor of Cyber Security in the University.

“Thereafter, the position of ASUU-NEC shall be made known to the public. In addition, another committee shall visit the ASUU-FUTO branch with a view to determining the role of members in the controversial appointment and report back to NEC for further action.” He added.