Varsity dismisses five staff, probes 21 others over criminal offences

The Management of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has dismissed five staff members of the state-owned tertiary institution, while 21 others are currently undergoing investigation for various criminal offences.

A member of the Special Intervention Team (SIT), Austin Osakue, while submitting the Progress Report of the SIT to Governor Godwin Obaseki, at the Government House, in Benin City, said the workers were dismissed by the disciplinary committee of the institution.
Osakue, who urged the state government to reconstitute the governing council and begin the process of hiring principal officers for the institution, said the work done so far by the SIT would not be appreciated unless the institution reviews its enabling laws.

He said the institution has keyed into the directive of the Edo State government, as it has commenced the contributory pension scheme, which started on August 1, 2023, adding that all staff in the school that have seven years to leave are exempted from the scheme.