ASUU: We’re Not Endorsing Any Candidate For 2027

President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU Prof. Christopher Piwuna has warned the officials of the union against using its platform to endorse candidates contesting next year’s general election.

The ASUU president said officials are not expected to use the platform of the union to campaign for any candidate since the it’s not a partisan body.

Piwuna made the assertion on Thursday saying no official of the Union must try use its platform for personal political gains, as ASUU is expected to be neutral in the election.

He stressed that members of the union are expected to vote for their candidate of choice during the election, but their private political decision should not be regarded as the union’s collective position ahead the 2027 election.

Piwuna said, “Members remained free to exercise their constitutional rights to vote and participate in the electoral process but must not portray their personal political preferences as the union’s position, describing the right to vote as a constitutional obligation.

He said: “As far as the 2027 elections are concerned, we will not ask our members to abdicate their constitutional right to vote or participate in the process.

“However, no member of our union has permission to use the name of ASUU to support any candidate or political party.

“We remain apolitical, and we are not supporting any candidate. Any official of our union found hobnobbing with political parties or individuals in a manner that compromises this position will face action because our leaders are supposed to lead by example.

“ASUU is not supporting any political party. I repeat, ASUU is not supporting any individual standing for election anywhere, today, tomorrow or the day after. We remain apolitical,” he stated.

Meanwhile, the magazine reports that some traditional rulers from the South West had during the week endorsed President Tinubu’s second term at a meeting hosted by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Ladoja.