FUTO Sacks All Academic Staff

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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