The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has set up an independent committee to go to Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) to investigate fully and get all the data concerning the recent appointment of Dr Isa Pantami, the current Minister of Communications and Digital Economy as a Professor of Cyber Security by the University.
According to a short statement from ASUU, this would enable it to make public the role of FUTO on how the minister who spent three years as Lecturer 1 became a Professor.
“The attention of ASUU has been drawn to the controversy generated by the recent appointment of Dr Isa Pantami, the current Minister of Communications and Digital Economy as a Professor of Cyber Security by the Federal University of Technology Owerri.
“From 2013 to 2016 when he ceased to be an academic is just three years which means if FUTO said he is right, it means the man moved from becoming Lecturer 1 to becoming a Professor within three years which is against all rules.
“In view of the foregoing and having rejected FUTO Committee’s report, NEC set up an independent committee to go to FUTO to investigate fully and get all the data so that we can put it to the public, the role of FUTO on how this person who spent three years as Lecturer 1 became Professor. How did he become a professor?” the statement read.
The ASUU President assured Nigerians that the outcome of the probe would be made public.
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