Ebonyi State University (EBSU)
ASUU sacks Ebonyi State University chapter chairman
[From CHINEDU NWAFOR, Abakaliki]
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ebonyi State University, has announced the sack of the acting Chairman of the Chapter, Dr Ikechuku Igwenyi, and urged the general public to beware of his activities.
Briefing journalists, Wednesday, the acting Chairman of ASUU-EBSU, Dr Nwambeke Godfrey, said Dr Ikechuku Igwenyi was suspended from office following resolution of Congress of September, 16, 2021 which indicted him for misconduct.
He said the embattled chairman indulged in acts inconsistent with ASUU constitution, financial impropriety and usurpation of office of other executive members.
Nwambeke further alleged that Mr Igwenyi flagrantly refused to meet up with the resolutions of Congress, part of which, directed him to transmit various annual report of financial/ activities to the Congress within two weeks, having being suspended from office.
“The suspended acting Chairman flagrantly refused to meet up with the resolutions of the Congress which forced another Congress of ASUU-EBSU to unanimously sack the executive and set up a Caretaker Committee to drive the affairs of the Union and conduct fresh election to put the Union in proper footing. In all these, the National Office of ASUU was put on notice on 17/9/2021,” the acting Chairman said.
“The Congress condemned in clear terms the tenure elongation of the office of the former acting Chairperson, Dr Igwenyi, and other executive officers in absolute violation and contravention of the constitution as clearly stated in Article 9(iv) and 10(vi).
“Congress of ASUU EBSU noted with dismay, embarrassment and betrayal of trust of office NY the former Ag. Chairperson for not rendering annual report of the activities of the branch as contained non the constitution thereby violating Articles 12,(iv), 12e(v),12c(ii) and 12f(iii) of ASUU constitution.
“It is therefore based on these and other reasons that we want to alert the general public to bare of the activities of the activities of the sacked former acting executive led by Acting Chairperson, Dr Ikechuku Igwenyi. Any person having any dealing with him in the name of ASUU-EBSU is doing so to his/her own detriment” he concluded.
Efforts to reach Igwenyi for his reaction failed, as he neither picked not returned calls to his mobile phone by our Correspondent, as of the time of filing this report.
