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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, says it has concluded plans to sanction its members in the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, and the university\u2019s Vice-Chancellor over the \u201cillegal\u201d promotion of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami.<\/p>\n

The union, which made this known during a press conference by its National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke held in Lagos on Monday, said promoting the minister to a professor was illegal.<\/p>\n

According to ASUU, it is impossible to be a minister and a lecturer at the same time, describing the promotion as encouragement of illegality.<\/p>\n

The union gave Pantami the option of quitting his job as a minister, saying he is currently not qualified to be treated as a professor.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cYou cannot be a minister and a lecturer in a university. It is an encouragement of illegality.<\/p>\n

\u201cPantami 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have resolved to sanction ASUU members involved in his promotion and the VC of FUTO.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, says it has concluded plans to sanction its members in the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, and the university\u2019s Vice-Chancellor over the \u201cillegal\u201d promotion of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami. 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