The Administration of Ebonyi State College has sacked 63 Lecturers and Workers for forgery, sexual harassment and extortion.
The college’s Public Relations Officer, Patrick Itumo who confirmed that the administration of Ebonyi State College sacked 63 Lecturers and Workers, disclosed that among the laid off employees had been discovered responsible of falsifying their age, presenting pretend certificates and different related credentials after an audit report was submitted by a committee set as much as confirm credentials of employees of the establishment.
“That’s the reason for the motion we’re speaking about; the disengagement. They aren’t over 300 as being speculated. As I converse to you, they’re 63 in quantity which have been disengaged. There may be this audit report that was introduced out from the place these folks had been disengaged, 63 of them. A few of them have age discrepancies of their information. Some folks obtained uncertain First Faculty Leaving Certificates; some obtained their WAEC earlier than their First Faculty Leaving Certificates. There are individuals who ought to have retired on the age of 65 or 70 years and they’re nonetheless in service and likewise some adjunct professors who come from varied locations whose contracts have been reviewed as much as 5 occasions.
“As of now, no one amongst these folks has been reinstated. College students are inspired to provide you with report of sexual harassment in order that the varsity will look into it. They need to discuss to the authorities and they are going to be protected if they’re afraid to make an open report on it.
“They need to ship message to the VC’s telephone, to me or their course adviser; they are going to be protected. Not too long ago, Chinedu Ogah of the Division of Historical past and Worldwide Relations was dismissed for sexual harassment and extortion. Additionally Dr. Egbo of Training College was additionally dismissed for sexual harassment. Different instances are nonetheless ongoing and as quickly as they’re decided, they are going to be printed.” he stated