Mix-up as two registrars emerge in AAU
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By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City
There was confusion yesterday at the Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma, Edo state as two acting registrars emerged, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Chris Adamaigbo, as substantive Registrar of the University on 27 April 2021.
The confusion arose from the letters of appointment as Acting Registrars, issued to Barr. Ify Nwabudike and Mr. Eddy Ehiakkhamen, both of whom were Deputy Registrars.
Both letters were issued from two different power blocs of the University Administration.
It was gathered that the letter of appointment issued to Mr. Eddy Ehiakkhamen, was signed by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ignatius Onimawo, while the outgoing Registrar, Mr. Chris Adamaigbo, issued the appointment letter of Barr. Ify Nwabudike as Acting Registrar, who relied on consultation and approval of the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of the University.
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University, (AAU) chapter, Ekpoma has called on the visitor to the University and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, to make good his promise to earnestly reposition the state-owned University at Ekpoma by releasing the report of the Prof I.K. Omoruyi-led Special Visitation Panel to the university.
In a joint statement by the chairman, Prof. Monday Igbafen and the secretary, Dr Anthony A Aizebioje-Coker weekend in Ekpoma after a congress meeting, they said that they were shocked and in total disbelief that till date, nothing has been heard about the report of the Special Visitation Panel which the government had declared should submit its report in six weeks, having been inaugurated in October 2020.