{"id":98954,"date":"2022-09-06T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98954"},"modified":"2022-09-06T09:00:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T08:00:01","slug":"asuu-constitutes-committee-to-tackle-smear-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/asuu-constitutes-committee-to-tackle-smear-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"ASUU Constitutes Committee To Tackle \u2018Smear Campaign\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has constituted a seven-member committee to address what it tagged a smear media campaign against the union.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This was contained in a leaked letter of appointment addressed to one of the nominees, and signed by the union\u2019s President, Emmanuel Osodeke,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The union tasked the committee with the responsibility to develop strategies to tackle the alleged media campaign against the union\u2019s decision to continue with the industrial action.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It reads in part, \u201cASUU is at a very critical stage of its struggle toward the survival of public universities in Nigeria. It has been observed that a lot of media propaganda to misinform and malign the union is ongoing. The union appreciates your efforts in responding to this media war.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe trustees and principal officers of the union decided to constitute a rapid response committee to immediately respond to various media publications, opinions, interviews, e.t.c., that may be against the interest of the union.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The committee is made up of four professors and three PhD holders. They are Prof Ade Adejumo (Ladoke Akintola University of Technology) as the convener, Prof Joseph A. Ushie (University of Uyo) as a member, Prof Abdulgafar Amoka (Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria) as a member, Dr Adelaja Odukoya (University of Lagos) as a member, Dr Taiwo Obateru (University of Jos) as a member, Dr Otu Akanu (AE- FUNAI) as a member and Prof. Victor Igbum (BSU) as Secretary.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has constituted a seven-member committee to address what it tagged a smear media campaign against the union. 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