The Voice of African Universities (VAU) has known as on the Nigerian Authorities to nominate Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi because the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the College of Abuja (UniAbuja), saying it would advance training.
The decision was made in an announcement signed by Prof. Mamadou Camara, the Deputy Vice-President of the Affiliation (West Africa), in an announcement he issued on Wednesday in Marseille, France.
Prof. Camara burdened the need of the endorsement, noting that Professor Maikudi possesses the {qualifications} and imaginative and prescient required to steer the College right into a progressive future.
He famous that the 41-year-old Professor of Worldwide Regulation would carry an impressive mix of educational excellence, management expertise, and worldwide connections to bear on the very important function.
In keeping with him, her spectacular tutorial credentials and world community have been instrumental in advancing the pursuits of the College of Abuja.
Prof. Camara, subsequently, condemned the continuing smear marketing campaign in opposition to her candidacy, which has been orchestrated by some people questioning her age and gender.
He described the assaults in opposition to Prof. Maikudi as anti-modern and counterproductive to the development of training in Nigeria.
“Detractors declare she is just too younger and recommend {that a} lady can’t maintain such a prestigious workplace. This argument just isn’t solely intellectually dishonest but additionally steeped in hypocrisy,” Prof. Camara added.
Whereas the Voice of African Universities condemned the unfounded assaults on her candidacy, the affiliation known as for a good and clear choice course of that upholds the values of excellence and meritocracy.
The affiliation restated its stance to help the candidacy of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi for the substantive place of Vice-Chancellor of the College of Abuja.
Prof. Camara added that regardless that the facility to nominate a VC rests with the Governing Council of the college, Nigeria’s Ministry of Training and different stakeholders ought to make sure that equity and due course of are adopted within the choice course of.
