The management of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has dragged to court, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the rejection of the professorship rank conferred on the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami.

The university's Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nnenna Oti made the announcement after news of ASUU threatening to sanction her and other council members involved in the promotion of Pantami to the rank of a Professor in Cyber security went viral. 

A senior management worker who spoke to journalists said ASUU lacks the power to tell the university council and its Senate who to promote and the criteria for promoting anyone to the rank of a professor.

Recall that ASUU had recently declared that the promotion of Dr. Isa Pantami to the rank of a professor was illegal, as it was impossible for one person to be a minister and a lecturer at the time. The union further threatened to sanction the university's vice-chancellor and members of other council members involved in the process.