Edo: Okpebholo Reinstates Varsity Staff Sacked Under Obaseki
The Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the immediate reinstatement of staff of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma who were sacked during the administration of former Governor Godwin Obaseki.
The staff were disengaged from the services of the university in March 2023 by a Special Intervention Team (S.I.T).
However, the then Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, had denied knowledge of the sacking, insisting that they were illegal, null and void.
A statement signed by Secretary to the Edo State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, stated that the reinstatement was aimed at correcting the injustice meted out to the university staff.
The statement said, “ It is to be announced for the information of the general public that the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved the immediate reinstatement of staff of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma who were unlawfully disengaged from the service of the Institution by the defunct Special Intervention Team (S.I.T.) in March, 2023 under the administration of former Governor Godwin Obaseki.
“It would be recalled that the staff, who were members of the Academic Staff Union of the University, were unjustly relieved of their appointment following the agitation by staff of the Institution for the payment of their outstanding salaries and other entitlements owed to them by the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki.
“The Government of Senator Monday Okpebholo believes in the principle of natural justice, equity and good conscience, and will therefore not fail to correct any seeming injustice meted out on citizens of Edo State.
“This reinstatement, therefore, is to demonstrate His Excellency’s avowed commitment and adherence to the rule of law in governance at all times.”
Edo: Okpebholo Reinstates Varsity Staff Sacked Under Obaseki is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
