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Kano ASUU disowns petition on Yusuf Maitama varsity’s VC selection process

Mr Muhammad stated that the petition did not emanate from ASUU but from a group of academics at YUMSFUEK.

• June 22, 2025
Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano
Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Kano State Zone, has distanced itself from a petition issued by a group of academics from the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano, alleging irregularities in the institution’s leadership process.

The petition, jointly signed by Dr Bashir Ibrahim and five others, was addressed to the Minister of Education.

The petition demanded the removal of the Chairman of the Governing Council of YUMSFUEK and criticised the council’s alleged attempt to appoint a new vice chancellor without following due process.

However, in a statement on Saturday in Kano, the ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Prof Abdulkadir Muhammad, said the institution was not a recognised branch of the union.

He clarified that YUMSFUEK had yet to attain observer status, adding that only chartered branches of ASUU were authorised to issue petitions or press statements in the union’s name.

Mr Muhammad said, “It is important to state that only a chartered branch of ASUU can legitimately issue a petition or press statement in the name of the union.’’

He said while ASUU supports strict compliance with due process in the appointment of vice-chancellors in Nigerian public universities, the union was not involved in matters relating to YUMSFUEK.

He added, “We wish to inform the public and all relevant stakeholders that the petition did not emanate from ASUU but from a group of academics at YUMSFUEK.’’

Mr Muhammad urged members of the public to disregard any correspondence from the university’s academics presented under the ASUU’s name.

(NAN)

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