Still battling to recover from the effect of the industrial action embarked by the Academic Staff Union off Universities (ASUU), another gigantic problem is now facing this great institution.
In the past years, since the new vice chancellor assumed office, things have never been the same. There were positive changes such as the further beautification of the environment which one would easily notice at a glance. There is also the negative changes which to most people, including staff and students outweighed the good changes.
There are several changes that occurred when professor Bartholomew Okolo assumed the post of the vice-chancellor of the institution such as, the privatization of the primary schools run by the university thereby cutting them off from the university's payroll,refusing to appraise the staff of the security department until now. This he denied, claiming that he wasn't aware of their stagnation. The reason as some seed it is because of what happened at the university gate between him and a security man just before he was made the V.C. The story has it that he refused to grant the request for his vehicle to be searched. He slapped the officer for trying to subject him to searching and the officer slapped back!
Another negative side of the V.C is the non-payment of workers' salary when due, This is because he gives instructions for the money to be fixed in the bank for personal profit. He hasn't even payed some benefit.
There are still many more, but the one rocking the campus is the suspension of the chairman of the school's governing council. The pro-chancellor was suspended this week in accordance with the order they say was from Abuja.
Before this, the head of bursery department, Mrs. Obi was suspended. Our sources have it that the council headed by the suspended pro-chancellor Dr Enejere was leading the council in probing the actions of the V.C over his past four years in office. During the council's meeting about five months ago, several cases of mismanagement and diversion of funds, employment issues etc. was counted against the V.C. This put the V.C. off balance, especially the request by the council for the documents of his expenditure on contracts and so on. He definitely has some skeleton in his cupboard!
On Wednesday morning, work was halted in demonstration against the suspension of the incorruptible pro-chancellor. Most people believe that the V.C played a part in his suspension especially because of his several attempts to further conceal the truth.
Our sources gathered that a formal demonstration was slated to start 8am today (already in progress). Meanwhile,serious prayers were held in the security department, medical center and a couple of other departments for God's intervention. Let's wait and see what God's will will turn out to be.
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