By Ola Ajayi

Ibadan – The students and non-academic staff unions are among the five unions in the University of Ibadan that would select a new vice chancellor of the institution. The 13-man-committee which is known as the University of Ibadan Community Forum 2015   was drawn from the Non Academic Staff Union, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Academic Staff Union of Universities and National Association of Academic Technologists.

Speaking through its Chairman, Prof. Nelson Fashina of the English Department, the committee assured the university community that it would discharge its duties with fairness. He said that “The University of Ibadan Community Forum 2015 has been inaugurated to take charge of the processes leading to the emergence of the new VC.

“Our terms of reference are to draw up modalty for the community meetings. We are to come up with the cost and logistical estimates for the implementation of the meeting. Others terms, according to him, are to organise and manage the meeting and to submit a publishable report /blueprint at the end of the exercise.

“We have in place five functional sub-committees. They are committees on media and publicity, logistics, committee on ceremony, organising committee and finance.

“Each committee is supposed to submit its budget for consideration and approval. The programme is being sponsored by all the unions for which ASUU is the arrow-head. The overriding logistic for implementation of our mission is to give a level playing ground to all contestants.

“In other words, we are a neutral and objective body seeking the enthronement of truth, fair play and justice.  “All candidates, therefore, earn respect for their personal opinion, vision and mission such that no-one of them can be intimidated or harassed. All contestants from within and outside the university are given equal opportunities”