The
Senate of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has sacked
all academic staff on its payroll with immediate effect on December 2,
2013, Monday, for failure to return to classrooms.
This
has been confirmed by Mr. Chike Ezenwa, the Public Relations Officers
(PRO) of the institution, in a telephone conversation with the Nigerian
Tribune in Owerri.
According
to him, the senate of the university had declared all the positions of
academic staff in the institution, adding that they would be advertised
starting from December 2, 2013, Monday.
The
PRO further explained that the senate council had already compiled the
list of vacant positions in the school, adding that who were willing to
resume would be adequately protected.
As concerns resuming the teaching process, the following press release was issued at FUTO: