Contrary to an earlier report carried regarding an alleged attempt by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of our Governing Council, Comrade Fidelis Edehof the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU, to sack some internal members of the council, the Management of the University has described it as misleading.
A release endorsed by the University’s Head Media and Protocol, Anyaso Anyaso says there was no Council meeting on the said day because Council could not form a quorum following the expiration of the tenure of the those concerned, now described as ex-internal Council members.
According to the release, the ex-internal Council members were elected on the 7th of September, 2022 for a four year term which expired on 7th of September, 2026.
The release further noted that the referenced circular titled “Reviewing the Guidelines for Ministeries’ Representatives on the Governing Councils of Federal Tertiary Institutions” relates specifically to external members of the Governing Councils representing Federal Ministries, including the Federal Ministry of Education and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security as applicable to MOUAU.
It also argued that the Pro-Chancellor has no power to extend or terminate the tenure of any Council member (internal or external) and that the false narrative of an attempted sack could not sensibly be applicable to people whose tenures have already expired.
While pointing out that the right thing for the ex-internal Council members to do is to go back to their various constituencies ( Senate, Congregation and Convocation) and represent themselves, it revealed that some of the ex-internal Council members such as Prof Charles C. Ononuju have written to distance themselves from the misguided activities of some of the ex-internal Council members.
The release therefore urges members of the University Community, stakeholders and the general public to disregard the misleading claims contained in the said publication and rely on official information from the University for accurate updates concerning the institution.
