UNN: Host community protests, wants VC removed

UNN: Host community protests, wants VC
removed
on january 04, 2014 at 4:00 am in news
By Chineneyeh Ozor
Barely three weeks after all the academic and
workers’ unions in the University of Nigeria,
Nsukka, UNN, staged protest calling for the removal
of the Vice Chancellor, Prof Batho Okolo over
alleged maladministration in the institution and
unjust suspension of the Pro-Chancellor and
Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr Emeka
Enejere, youths from the host community yesterday
protested along the major streets in Nsukka, calling
for Prof Okolo’s immediate sack by the Federal
Government.
The youths protested carrying different placards
which read, “Nsukka land does not want Batho
Okolo again,” “Nsukka wants reinstatement of
Enejere,” “We will continue this protest until the VC
is removed.”
Spokesmen of the group Mr Victor Ezugwu and Dr
Fabian Ugwu said the youths decided to carry out
the peaceful protest to call the attention of
government to the unholy activities of Prof Okolo at
the UNN.
“The people of Nsukka have suffered untold
hardship ever since the inception of the
administration of Prof. Okolo as Vice Chancellor.
Bartho Okolo has been denying the host community
employment and admission quota and other
benefits they enjoyed under previous administration
before him.
’’We are not the only ones protesting against Bartho
Okolo despotic rule in UNN. All his workers are
against him. We have become aliens on our own
soil. Government must not sacrifice the progress of
UNN by keeping Prof Okolo.’
“President Goodluck Jonathan must act speedily by
removing Prof Okolo, before it is too late.
“We are not mindful of the fact that he has few
months to complete his term; we want the VC
removed. We call on President Jonathan to
intervene and restore Dr Enejere as the Pro-
chancellor of UNN,” they said.
Similar protests were carried out by ASUU, NASU,
NAT and the Alumni association in the past three
weeks calling on government to recall the pro-
chancellor.