The Federal Government has sacked all the vice chancellors of 12 federal universities that were established by the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Also affected by the sack is the Vice Chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Vincent Tenebe.
Their dismissal which was contained in a short statement signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and obtained by journalists on Saturday in Abuja, simply said President Muahammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of new vice chancellors for the universities.
But the decision is already generating ripples, with some members of the academic community claiming that it is only the Governing Council of NOUN of which Tenebe is a member, that could remove him.
A human rights organisation, Coalition of Civil Society Groups has protested against the sack in a letter to Buhari, demanding the reversal of the decision in which the NOUN VC was replaced with Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu of the Department of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano.
The substantive Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Prof. Mohammed Kundiri, was transferred to the Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State.
The CCSG in its protest letter to Buhari signed by its president, Etuk Bassey Williams and secretary-general, Ibrahim Abubakar, said the action contravenes the provisions of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act No.11 of 1993 (as amended) by decree No.25, 1996 and further amended in 2003 and 2012 respectively and other agreements as contained in the 2009 FGN staff union agreement.
The petitioners said that four out of the 12 newly appointed vice chancellors are from Kano University, an action they said, was a clear violation of the federal character principle.
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hmmmmmm..i dont know whether its for good or bad,i just want to know why!
Politics is a dirty game.
ReplyDeleteEnd time appointment
DeleteHnmmm.
ReplyDeleteHappy sunday my people...
And the only offense they committed was being appointed by GEJ. This guy is just one wicked mo'fo
ReplyDeleteGet your head outta your ass.
DeleteIt's your father that's "a wicked mo'fo"
DeleteStupid child without home training.
This Eka Joy was brought up in the streets na, can't you see how she talks, like an agbero.
DeleteFor tehe first time I agree with Eka Joy. So only people from Bayero University kano are qualified to be VCs of universities?
DeleteBuhari well done o.
Buhari since u came all u ve done is to sack pple,arrest,raise dollar,raise electricity tarrif,and d masses re sufferg,pple dat voted for you, keep ur aggenda to urself n help d masses,even hausa pple re not happy,clueless president,u ve lost focus.
ReplyDeleteDis buhari is demonic,he has unforgiving spirit,instead of him to focus on leading naija well,he is still busy sulking and picking on previous government. Things are getting tougher and tougher due to naira loosing value and he has just thrown 13 more families into confusion. I dnt want to abuse u because u are an old man. May God visit naija in His mysterious way soonest,He will remove d 'wicked' from dat seat of power.
ReplyDeleteGbam. We rely on God for help because the acclaimed Messiah has turned to be the worst.
DeleteBuhari what a hwan?
ReplyDeleteStella did you want to know why?
ReplyDeleteIt is bcos the C in C can? It is called dictatorship
Why is this man so wicked n selfish
ReplyDeleteIt's bad...prof Tenebe is really doing well in NOUN. Dis Buharia is just unnecessarily controversial and mean.
ReplyDeleteSorry to say; but I'm beginning to think buhari is sick!!!!
ReplyDeleteIf you must fight corruption fight and stop witch-hunting.
Why sack the innocent people because of your hatred for GEJ?
If they are innocent and qualified, then leave them the hell alone.
Gosh!!! Pissed much.
Just unfolding
DeleteBaba Bubu is too tribalistic, haba almost all appointments are northerners. He need to review his decisions and balance them. He should follow the federal character principle, this is democracy pls
ReplyDeleteMaybe he wants to use them to probe the university sector
ReplyDeleteSo why the protest? Is it not this same VC of open university that students were complaining that the first set haven't even gone for youth service.
ReplyDeleteThat was when they are now telling them that the school is only for students that have done a degree before. They had known that the school is for only postgraduate and they allowed all those young students to waste their time and money funding them. Wicked people.
Meanwhile I heard 9 of them, their tenure is Over they were not sacked. Uniport VC just took over some years ago that's why his name is not there. They are retiring together cos jonathan employed them at the same time. I know about the 9 of them. That NOUN is likely to be sacked! Plenty petitions on his head.
Get your facts right before displaying your ignorance here. NOUN was originally established for the working class, thus no youth service.
DeleteThis is a glaring case of wickedness,hatred, intimidation and oppression.
ReplyDeleteWell done Baba.
What did you all expect when you voted a dictator into power?You made your bed - now lie on it and sleep well.
ReplyDeleteBuhari why????
ReplyDeleteWhere are his supporters??
ReplyDeleteI'll like to hear from them if this is a good thing or bad thing?
Because if you talk they will say you are just been a hater of change