Despite the raging controversy on the same issue, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Ibrahim Pantami has added the title of ‘Professor’ to his name.
Reports said Pantami made the change on his verified Facebook page. Wednesday, January 16, 2022.
It was also observed that on several awards and fliers posted on the page, the title of ‘Professor’ had since been added to his name.
All of these developments appear like subtle reactions to the recent verdict passed Monday, by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on his appointment as a Professor of Cyber security by the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO).
ASUU has declared that it would sanction all its members who may have taken part in the processes, saying such will serve as deterrent to others.
Recall that in September 2021, Pantami was among seven academics elevated by the council of FUTO to the position of professorship at the council’s 186th meeting. The Nation