…As UNIUYO SSANU sues for peace
The last may not have been heard about the crisis rocking the appointment of Prof Nyaudo Ndaeyo as the 8th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Uniuyo chapter raised alarm about plots by some aggrived individuals to upturn the decision of the University Governing Council and sued for peace in the institution.
Recall that the Governing Council of the intitution last Tuesday announced Prof Nyaudo Ndaeyo as the substantive Vice Chancellor of the University having scored the highest number of votes and also found to be the most qualified and experienced for the job among the three candidates recommended to the council.
The Chairperson of SSANU, UNIUYO chapter, Mr Anietie Antai in a press statement sighted by Morenews asserted that any attempt to upturn the decision of the Governing Council which has been widely acclaimed, is an invitation to crisis and therefore unacceptable.
Antai who said SSANU followed all the processes that led to the emergence of the new VC, commended the Pro-chancellor and chairman of the governing council, Prof Austin Awoju, for steering the process to a logical conclusion.
“Upturning or doing anything contrary to the verdict is inviting rancour and trouble to the system and is totally unacceptable.”
SSANU said iit has uncover plots to foment crisis in the university by some people who do not mean well for the institution and therefore noted that any attempt to cause unrest in the school will not be condoned.
Antai enjoined everybody to sheath his or her sword and join hands together and ensure that peace is sustained in the University as it has been for some years now
While congratulating the new VC, she enjoined those who could not make it to sheath their sword and join hands to sustain the peace in the University.
He said the statement is predicated on the information on the social media that after all the rigor to elect a new VC, a group of people are spearheading a move aimed at upturning the widely acclaimed verdict which had been made public.
The group expressed hope that the chairman of council in his wisdom would not allow the mandate giving to Nyaudo Ndaeyo to be tampered with for the sake of peace in the University.
“We are not concerned about who gained God’s favour in the exercise or who did not. Our concern is allowing peace to reign in the University.”
