Following the orders by the Federal Government, urging
all universities to re-open, the Senate of the Federal
University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) Tuesday sacked
all academic staff with immediate effect.
The Federal Government had through the Supervising
Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike had vow to sack
any lecturer who fails to return to class within seven
days, and had directed vice-chancellors of federal
universities that are currently on strike to immediately
re-open for academic and allied activities.
The Public Relations Officers (PRO) of the institution, Mr
Chike Ezenwa, speaking with the Nigerian Tribune in
Owerri, said the senate of the university had declared all
the positions of academic staff in the institution, adding
that they would be advertised starting from Monday,
December 2.
The senate said it had already compiled the list of
vacant positions in the school. The school authority
have urged those willing to resume would be adequately
protected.
Education Minister, Wike had said,“All Vice-chancellors
of Federal Universities that are on strike should
immediately reopen for academic and allied activities as
directed by their Pro-Chancellors. Vice-Chancellors
should ensure that staff who resume for work are
provided with the enabling environment for academic
and allied activities.
Though the order said any academic staff who fails to
resume on or before December 4, 2013, automatically
ceases to be staff of the institution and vice-chancellors
are also directed to advertise vacancies (internal and
external) in their institutions. One wonders why the
FUTO order comes a day to government’s deadline..
Meanwhile the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos
has also said the institution resumes Wednesday in-line
with government’s directives but the ASUU leadership is
not backing down, vows to continue strike.
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