Aluu4: Human Rights Group, ACN Demand Reinstatement Of University Don As H.O.D

Human rights groups and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) have called on the authorities of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Rivers State, to reinstate a former Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), UNIPORT chapter, Dr. Andrew Efemini, as the Head of Department of Philosophy.

Efemini was removed as the HOD, shortly after participating in Tuesday’s protest at Choba Junction on the East-West Road, against the murder of four UNIPORT students at Omuokiri-Aluu in Ikwerre Local Government Area on October 5. The four male victims were Biringa Chiadika Lordson, Year Two, Theatre Arts, U2010/1805036; Ugonna Kelechi Obuzor, Year Two, Geology, U2010/5565149 and Mike Lloyd Toku, Year Two, Civil Engineering, U2010/3010094 and Tekena Erikena, a certificate student in the Faculty of Education, who had not completed his registration before the gruesome murder.

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD), through its Director of Operations, Styvn Obodoekwe, yesterday in Port Harcourt, condemned the removal of the activist lecturer, which it said was unjust.

ACN on its part said: “We demand the immediate reversal of the removal of Dr. Efemini as the HOD, Philosophy of UNIPORT. The vice-chancellor’s decision to remove him for participating in last Tuesday’s protest is condemnable, irrational, unlawful, ungodly and provocative.”

-THE NATION

5 COMMENTS

  1. The action of the VC must have been driven by the urge to retain his job at all cost. Lack of courage can make a Professor to become a school boy. He should just do the right thing by reinstating the courageous Man, who acted according to his conscience.

  2. The VC and the school management should rethink of their action, otherwise something unthinkable is going to happen. Being the number one citizen and the chief security officer of the university what has he done on the unjustified killing of students entrusted in his care. But he wants to act when a conscious lecturer did what has to be done.

  3. The VC and the management should rethink of their action, otherwise something unthinkable is going to happen. As the number one citizen and the chief security officer of the university, what has he done to the unjustified killing of students entrusted in his care. But he wants to act when a conscious lecturer did what has to done.