Michael Okpara varsity clears air over recruitment controversy
” He said the facts clearly showed that the Federal Government approved the recruitment of 426 staff, a figure equally endorsed by the University’s Governing Council, which directed the then Vice-Chancellor and his management to strictly comply with the approved quota.
The clarification followed public outrage over the alleged disengagement of 192 staff, with the university maintaining that the development was the direct fallout of the immediate-past administration’s decision to recruit far beyond the 426 positions approved by the Federal Government and the Governing Council.
The university urged members of the public to ignore what it described as false narratives aimed at tarnishing the image of the Vice-Chancellor, insisting that official records clearly exonerate the current management from any wrongdoing.
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