The same thing happened in my school. Competent staffs were sacked just because power changed hands....... politics rules!
#regularization my foot! #

Edoga should be blamed. Prof. Francis otunta remains the best VC. Every vc will want to help his people and that is exactly what he is about to do.

Freiden:
This one I'm seeing OTUNTA in bold upandan....Can someone PLS tell us what OTUNTA mean?

well it could have other meanings..... but literally it means.... small vag. ina

Dylantonics:
From a reliable source I understand the former VC recruited the affected staffs. They were said to be placed on a temporary appointment then. Apparently by implication on the expiry of the terms of engagement the university management under a new leadership had taken a decision to let the staffs go.

Staff and not staffs.

This is not a good news at all. Let the authorities do something to avoid this asap.

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Freiden:
This one I'm seeing OTUNTA in bold upandan....Can someone PLS tell us what OTUNTA mean?

Otu is a shortened form of of the name Otuogbuenyi slayer of elephant or great animals such as Hippo. Nta shows that there is an older brother of his from another mother but same father. it means that his father or grandfather married more than one wife. To differentiate both boys the names are coined as Otunta.

mezebel:
Edoga should be blamed. Prof. Francis otunta remains the best VC. Every vc will want to help his people and that is exactly what he is about to do.

@Mezebel y should Edoga be blamed and how did you arrive @ Otunta as the best VC.Are you refering to d best VC in Nigeria or d MOUAU University .l also believe when he sacks them he wouldn't do same since d action has been tagged as a "crime".
For records,the former VC (Edeoga) transformed the University in every angle.Visit and confirm.By the expiration of Otunta administration,juxtapose their achievement and be the judge.Otunta is very good in his way,no doubt.
@Mezebel school politics are more than Nigeria politics,where every Professor claim to be equal.My dear if u have access to University senate Chamber during seating,u will know better.

sarutobie:

Staff and not staffs.

Noted

mezebel:
Edoga should be blamed. Prof. Francis otunta remains the best VC. Every vc will want to help his people and that is exactly what he is about to do.

Shut up little girl. What do u know

OMG,,,,Diz iz tragic

Philipschasis:
Prof Otunta. Swag Mathematics Prof. Wayback in Uniben we notice him from afar with his choice of luxury cars.

U know him well. Benz, lincoln town car, Navigator, Prado, Truck, wat hav u.

This is same man that has an account where over 300million passed through, the company name ........ (will blow it as a Wiesel) but the signatories are;
1. Otunta
2.His wife
3.) His daughter

plus other properties

kahal29:
Based on the information gathered by Abia Facts Newspaper, we learnt that Prof. Francis Ogbonnaya Otunta the Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike has concluded plans to sack no fewer than 400 University staff. Fear and apprehension has taken over the University of Agriculture as indications emerged that a large number of Staff whose appointments ought to be regularized will be shown the way out.

Our sources in the university who pleaded anonymity disclosed that the governing council of the university rising from their meeting agreed to sack the staff all of whom were employed by the former VC Prof Hilary Edeoga.

According to the source, most of the staff affected attended the regularisation interview conducted in 2016 by the former VC but did not collect their letters of regularization before the VC pulled out of the office.

However, the source added that immediately the new VC assumed office, he declared the regularisation interview inconclusive and mandated all affected staff to reapply stating why their appointments should be renewed.

“We all reapplied though we were apprehensive that the new VC wanted to sack most of us and replace us with his kinsmen and friends, like he did when he was rector in Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana, Afikpo, Ebonyi State.

We were not surprised when news broke out that the governing council decided to sack all of us. We have been complaining about it right from the start when he declared the transparent and fair regularisation interview inconclusive.

Some of us were offered temporary appointments while others were head hunted to join the university from other universities. Majority of us were interviewed after sometime which is a standard civil service rule in a bid to regularise our appointments.

However, the former VC did not have time to sign the letters of regularisation or authorise the registrar to do same before activities marking his pulling out kick started.

Some weeks ago he set up a committee to look at the credentials of all staff involved with a view to sacking those whose certificates were questionable or those occupying positions they were not qualified to occupy.

The committee had neither concluded their work nor submitted their report before the VC presented the issue to Council that were just inaugurated and had their first meeting.

On many occasions while addressing staff, he told us that he does not want anybody to lose his/her job.

Imagine our shock that after the governing council meeting, information we got indicate that all of us will be sacked. In fact the decision was that all our arrears should be paid while our june salary will also be paid. The letters of termination will take effect from July 1.

The registrar has been mandated to sign the letters, though unverified sources say the registrar is unwilling to sign the letters”, our said said.


http://www.abiafactsnews.com/tension-mouau-prof-otunta-set-sack-400-staff/

While I share their plight on the development, I will also want to highlight certain points:

-it is ethical for the new VC to declare the regularization inconclusive since his predecessor didn't sign the letters of regularization, hence, the reason he termed it inconclusive...no beef!

-there was a second chance for the affected staff to re-apply (though it could be politically motivated so as to exonerate himself of any blame of not conducting a second exercise to ascertain the authenticity of the former). In any case, I think Federal Jobs have some degree of security and you can't just be laid off or demoted without reasons tenable in any court/union.

-a committee was set up to look at the certificates of staff and this means; it is only those with irregularities that risk termination.

-as an under-graduate during his reign in AIFPU, I had the opportunity to meet him trice and listen to him talk, he is good at sanitizing systems. I do not take away the fact that it could have some political undertone but you can't take away the fact that he is not entirely wrong in his moves to straighten all whirled ropes. Talk about school politics, it is played everywhere. Just ensure that as a staff/employee, your credentials and means of gaining promotion aren't questionable.

-finally on this; The committee had neither concluded their work nor submitted their report before the VC presented the issue to Council that were just inaugurated and had their first meeting. While one can't conclude on the rationale behind this, there are lots of reasons actions of this nature are taken, one is: not being able to meet the deadline (and didn't apply for extension of time), he (the VC) could perceive it as a deliberate attempt to squash the exercise.

Kenzico:
the name OtuNta is really funny

my igbo folks will understand

Where in Igbo land do you come from. The man is answering a name that is due to Igbo land he hails from. So why can't you do the polite thing by asking for the meaning of an Igbo name that you don't understand.

Kenzico:
the name OtuNta is really funny

my igbo folks will understand