The demoted lecturer is also seeking “an order of the honourable court setting aside the defendants’ letter of 5th of July, 2018, converting the claimant’s statutory appointment to a mere contract of employment”.

Stephen Nwabuzor, dean of Engineering faculty, who is among the professors demoted by the Federal University Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has dragged the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Seth Accra Jaja, and the management of the institution to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Yenagoa, over his demotion from rank of Professor to Lecturer 1.

On December 20, 2018, fuocampusgist had reported that the Governing Council of the institution made the decision to downgrade seven professors of the Federal University Otuoke at its 10th meeting.

However, in a suit filed before the National Industrial Court, marked NICN/YEN01/2019, the aggrieved Professor Nwabuzor sought the order of the court to make a declaration that the regulation of his appointment as Professor to a pensionable appointment by the institution’s letter of the appointment dated September 1, 2015 and the confirmation of his appointment vide the letter of February 21, 2017, has statutory flavour and could not be tampered with except in accordance with the Federal University, Otuoke (Establishment) Act 2015.

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I think this is a good move because the school management is feeling they are untouchable and so they can do anything they want.

It is also sad that out of the 7 demoted staff of the university, only one person is talking and fighting for his right, the rest are just being silent over the whole issue.

Let them take the issue to the court if he wins fine the vc maybe sack else the professors get fired.

Mean while

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It's a 2 way thing indeed. It's either he wins in court or gets sacked