When academics endorse a presidential candidate
Recently, not less than 600 academics, drawn from all public universities in northern Nigeria, were reported to have endorsed the second-term ambition of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The announcement was made by the vice chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU), Professor Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa, at a meeting convened by five serving governors, namely: Uba […]
In a meeting held behind closed doors, 600 academics from northern Nigeria's public universities have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's bid for a second term. The announcement was made by the vice chancellor of Kaduna State University, Professor Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa, at a gathering convened by five governors. The endorsement is contingent on the Tinubu administration addressing concerns such as food and transportation costs, unemployment, and insecurity.
However, the president of ASUU has stated that the union remains apolitical and would not endorse any political party or candidate. This development raises questions about the extent to which academics from different regions of Nigeria have endorsed other presidential candidates and whether the academic community's involvement in elections could compromise neutrality and impartiality.
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