The
race for the Vice-chancellorship of the University of Jos continuous
with the list of 42 applicants pruned down to 19 whose letters of
invitation for interview were despatched Monday, April 4th 2016.
Investigations reveal that among those invited for interview are
Professors Akpa G. Owoicho, Andrew Haruna, Ashom M. Maisamari, Best E.
Gaya, Dabi D. Davou Danfulani UH Dadem and Dogo Bala.
Also
inluded in the list are Professors Gambo A. Nanvem, Kolo I. Adamu, Lar
I. Bako, Lar U. Alexander,Mailafia D.Inusa, Maimako S. Sebastian, Mallum
Y. Akaya, Rabo J. Samani, Naomi NJ. Rugu, Sha Dung Pam and Yilkur N.
Lohdip.
Information has it that among the top contenders are Senior Professors
of between 11- 14 years. In this category are Rabo J. Samani, Akpa G.
Owoicho, and Naomi NJ.Rugu.
However, others of between 8-10 years who are equally competitive are Sha Dung Pam, Lar U. Alexander and Andrew Haruna.
The tenure of the out-going Vice-chancellor is
alleged to have bred lots of dissatisfaction over many issues allegely
bordering on autocracy by the Vice-chancellor, sloppiness and
incompetence.
For
example, a staff of the University( names witheld) frowned at the
allegation that the present VC carried out the entire admission of
students into the University alone – an exercise many say was full of
blunders.
“These
avoidable blunders and many more that resulted in strikes,” the staff
informed, “are problems of leadership. It is hoped that the failed
process which led to the emergence of the present system would be
discarded in favour of a better result oriented one”, he said.