Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has approved the immediate reinstatement of some lecturers of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma who were sacked in March 2023.
Secretary to the State Government Umar Musa Ikhilor revealed this in a statement releaed on Monday.
Ikhilor said the lecturers 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.”
The statement recalled that the staff were members of the Academic Staff Union of the Universities (ASUU), adding that they “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 SSG noted that Governor 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,” the SSG said.
