Alvan Ikoku University of Education,one of the four colleges of education converted to University, has embarked on a one week warning strike by the lecturers after the Provost was said to return to office as the Provost of the college,which she said she has recieved a letter to that effect. "That the University status has been withdrawn". The ASUU Head(name witheld) called for an emergency meeting on friday, which at the end of the meeting, the lecturers' matched to the Administrative Block of the school and locked it with their key and also lock the gate and use bus to cross the way and chanting their song, some said ' no university no Alvan' 'no university no school' ' forward forever,backward never'
Today took another dimension as the lecturers' block the Road leading to the Governor's home town(ORLU ROAD) and the Police and the SSS were all involved,were a fight broke out between a lecturer and the police,which was latter resolve.
The sad news is that the Federal Government do not know that the lecturers are protesting and The Minister of Education has not said anything yet neither has there be any Letter Terminating or reverting the appointment of the V. C of the school.
The student are hereby adviced to go home and return when the school commences.
One of the lecturer's said "From one week warning strike to a month to indefinite"
On of the lecturer have this to say "It is unfortunate that the unprogressive minded staff of Alvan have sworn to truncate the University transition. An opportunity given to lmo state and the South East by God. An honest vision of our former president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his Ministers of Education. Do they not know that noting is as constant as change? and what goes around comes around. Why should the interest of a handful of people be the reason to sabotage and derail this accomplishment?The interest of these individuals that are self serving should not supersede the interest of the greater majority; the students,the staff,and the state in general. What every progress minded and God fearing person should be thinking about is the benefits that will accrue from this upgrading , rather than self aggrandisement.We should think inwardly and consider the enhanced quality of education to our children, the reduced cost of acquiring degrees, inconveniences and dangers of travelling to Nsukka, the employment and business opportunities to be created in the state, these cannot be over emphasised. This is also a golden opportunity for the younger ones in the academia to grow and attain professorial status. Therefore, we should be allowed to grow. Long live our Vice Chancellor, long live staff n students of Alvan,long live lmo state and long live the federal republic of Nigeria"

God help Nigerian students.

@op, What?
Orlu as Okorocha's home town? He hasn't done anything as a governor to show that. People in this town are suffering underdevelopment from Okorocha government.

millionaireman:
@op, What?
Orlu as Okorocha's home town? He hasn't done anything as a governor to show that. People in this town are suffering underdevelopment from Okorocha government.

dats why he has come 4 d second tenure.

ferdvict2:
dats why he has come 4 d second tenure.

Ma dear, are you sure he knows that?

Who is sure that Okorocha understands that he was voted in Orlu zone for second term purposely to do what he refused to do in Orlu during his first term?

Lol,
How many universities do they want in that one small town, Owerri? Let Owerri build industries to enrich the town, not just cheap wealth from universities alone.

The next ever government university in Imo state must be either in Orlu or Okigwe.