The management of the Ebonyi State University have terminated the
appointment of 63 lecturers and other members of staff of the
institution for alleged certificate forgeries, sexual harassment and
extortion. Confirming the mass sack, the institution's public relations
office, Patrick Itumo, said some of the affected staff were offered an
appointment after they falsified their age, presented fake certificates
and other relevant credentials. Their sack came after an audit report
was submitted by a committee set up to verify credentials of workers of
the institution. “That is the reason for the action we are talking
about; the disengagement. They are not over 300 as being speculated. As I
speak to you, they are 63 in number that have been disengaged. There is
this audit report that was brought out from where these people were
disengaged, 63 of them. Some of them have age discrepancies in their
records. Some people obtained doubtful First School Leaving
Certificates; some obtained their WAEC before their First School Leaving
Certificates. There are people who should have retired at the age of 65
or 70 years and they are still in service and also some adjunct
professors who come from various places whose contracts have been
reviewed up to five times.As of now, nobody among these people has been
reinstated. Students are encouraged to come up with report of sexual
harassment so that the school will look into it. They should talk to the
authorities and they will be protected if they are afraid to make an
open report on it.They should send message to the VC’s phone, to me or
their course adviser; they will be protected. Recently, Chinedu Ogah of
the Department of History and International Relations was dismissed for
sexual harassment and extortion. Also Dr. Egbo of Education Faculty was
also dismissed for sexual harassment. Other cases are still ongoing and
as soon as they are determined, they will be published.” he saidEbonyi State University sacks 63 Lecturers, Staff for forgery and sexual harassment
The management of the Ebonyi State University have terminated the
appointment of 63 lecturers and other members of staff of the
institution for alleged certificate forgeries, sexual harassment and
extortion. Confirming the mass sack, the institution's public relations
office, Patrick Itumo, said some of the affected staff were offered an
appointment after they falsified their age, presented fake certificates
and other relevant credentials. Their sack came after an audit report
was submitted by a committee set up to verify credentials of workers of
the institution. “That is the reason for the action we are talking
about; the disengagement. They are not over 300 as being speculated. As I
speak to you, they are 63 in number that have been disengaged. There is
this audit report that was brought out from where these people were
disengaged, 63 of them. Some of them have age discrepancies in their
records. Some people obtained doubtful First School Leaving
Certificates; some obtained their WAEC before their First School Leaving
Certificates. There are people who should have retired at the age of 65
or 70 years and they are still in service and also some adjunct
professors who come from various places whose contracts have been
reviewed up to five times.As of now, nobody among these people has been
reinstated. Students are encouraged to come up with report of sexual
harassment so that the school will look into it. They should talk to the
authorities and they will be protected if they are afraid to make an
open report on it.They should send message to the VC’s phone, to me or
their course adviser; they will be protected. Recently, Chinedu Ogah of
the Department of History and International Relations was dismissed for
sexual harassment and extortion. Also Dr. Egbo of Education Faculty was
also dismissed for sexual harassment. Other cases are still ongoing and
as soon as they are determined, they will be published.” he said
