Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) sacks all academic staff

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For failure to come back to classrooms, the Senate of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has sacked all academic staff on its payroll with immediate effect. The sack order was made known by the Public Relations Officers (PRO) of the institution, Mr Chike Ezenwa, while speaking with the Nigerian Tribune in Owerri, through telephone.

In accordance with him, the senate of the university had declared most of the positions of academic staff in the institution, adding that they would be advertised beginning Monday, December 2.

The senate council, he explained, had already compiled the set of vacant positions in the college, adding that who were ready to resume would be adequately protected..
Meanwhile, the FUTO branch of ASUU has said any try to break their ranks would be strongly resisted by their members.

This is within a communiqué issued by the end of their meeting held on Monday, and signed by the chairman and secretary, Dr Ikenna Nwachukwu and Dr F.M. Eke respectively.

The communiqué urged members to disregard the resumption notice by FUTO management, adding that the branch would not take part in any academic activities until the Federal Government commited itself to implementing the ASUU-FGN agreement.