The Chairman of ASUSS, Ekiti State who also doubles as the Trade Union Congress, Ekiti State Council Chapter, Comrade Sola Adigun has been sworn in as the national President of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, ASUSS Nigeria.

He was inaugurated along with other Executive members holding different positions and forming the National Administrative Council of the Union.

The inauguration followed their unanimous election by the National Delegates Conference of ASUSS held in Abuja.

In his acceptance speech after the election, the new President, Comrade Sola Adigun challenged secondary schools' teachers in Nigeria to exercise their freedom of association by supporting ASUSS for the protection of rights which are peculiar to the secondary school sector .

He charged members of the Union to shun conducts that could divide their ranks.

“This is ASUSS—the hope of the Nigerian teaching profession. We must not import into our union the divisiveness and politics that have weakened our nation"

"It is time for every state chapter to show absolute loyalty and unwavering commitment to the national body"

"A weak national leadership is a reflection of weak grassroots commitment. Our strength must be collective.”

Before now, Adigun served as the National Secretary General. He was a Vice President of the union before then.