The Rivers State Government has sacked about a thousand seven hundred staff members at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE) Rumuolumeni.
The affected IAUE staff members were employed during the last lap of Chief Nyesom Wike’s administration.
They included both Academic and Non-academic staff to work in the university who were displaced over irregularities in the employment process.
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The development came two months after Siminalayi Fubara assumed office. It was contained in Public Announcement signed by the Commissioner for Education, Prof Prince Chinedu Mmom, and dated July 13.
The State Government directed all affected employees who have worked for over six months to return the employment letter issued to them by the university, and their Staff Identity Cards, IDs immediately.
The announcement read:
“The Government of Rivers State has observed with dismay the inconsistencies/ irregularities and flagrant disobedience to the directives concerning the just concluded recruitment exercise at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt.
“Therefore, the recent employment exercise conducted by the management of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt is hereby cancelled.
“All appointment letters issued and received are hereby nullified and the affected persons are directed to return the letters to the office of the Registrar of the Institution and other employment-related properties such as ID Cards in their possession to the office of the Head of Service, Rivers State immediately.
“A proper and credible recruitment exercise shall be conducted in due course.”
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