The Academic Staff Union of Universities has declared the professorship of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy illegal.

The decision was taken at a meeting held on Sunday night by the National Executive Council and announced at a press conference today, 14th February, 2022 by ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke.

According to him, “You cannot be a minister and a lecturer in a university. It is an encouragement of illegality.

“Pantami has to quit as a minister and be tried for doing double jobs within the same federal system. He is not qualified. Pantami should not be treated as a professor.”

Pantami alongside seven academics in September 2021 was promoted by the Federal University of Technology, Owerri to the position of a professorship at the council’s 186th meeting.

The decision of FUTO was condemned as the minister was not teaching in the university and his highest academic attainment was reportedly a lecturer before he ventured into politics.

In“We have resolved to sanction ASUU members involved in his promotion and the VC of