The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has assured that the s election process for its next vice-chancellor would be free and fair.
The statement came after some social media sites reported that the name of a candidate for the vice-chancellorship was conspicuously absent from the list of candidates for the job drawn up by the university’s congregation.
The news item alleged further that the said potential candidate could not be a candidate for the post for lack of relevant qualification.
However, in a press release signed by the institution’s Director of Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Sheme, on the behalf of Governing Council, said: “The University hereby categorically states that the names of members on the so-called congregation’s list are not final and in no way represent the list of members qualified to be Vice-Chancellor. Indeed, the said name has been included in the congregation list.
“The deadline for application for the post of NOUN Vice-Chancellor as advertised in three (3) national dailies has not been reached. The search for the next VC is therefore not foreclosed; it is a work in progress which continues until the advertised deadline is reached.
“The Council hereby assures the University community that the selection process will be fair and just to all.
“The general public is advised to ignore any such publications that clearly aim to misinform and stoke the embers of controversy on the selection process for the next Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).”
