DELSU Council Dismissed 14 Lecturers, 17 Non-Academic Staff And Provost in Oleh Campus

The Governing Council of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, has sacked 14 lecturers and 17 non-academic staff members, It also removed the Provost at the Oleh campus and a dean, School of Postgraduate Studies for alleged misconduct.

The council also sanctioned several lecturers and non-teaching staff for extortion, sexual harassment, abandonment of duty, gross misconduct, denial of promotion for some years, and also issued strong warning to some staff for alteration of students’ scores and abuse of office.

According to a Report of sanctions published on the school website, The Registrar of DELSU and Secretary to the council, Mr. Daniel Urhibo on the university website said the governing council at its 101st regular meeting held on Friday, August 18, considered and approved the recommendations from the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee (SSDC) and meted out the sanctions.

The senior academic staff affected include six senior lecturers, many Lecturers I and II while a professor at the Political Science Department and Provost at Oleh campus were also removed. The council barred them from holding any official position in DELSU for five years with effect from November 5, 2015. Also, a professor in the Agric Economics and Extension Department and another at the postgraduate school were affected and issued warning.

Among the dismissed senior non-teaching staff are two chief accountants, a chief architect, senior assistant registrar, for an act of gross misconduct and denied promotion for the next three years and one principal internal auditor.

Eight junior workers dismissed by the council were said to have engaged in fraudulent act, tampering with examination GAC 300, issuing fake school fees printout to students, tampering with Aper score, disregard for constituted authority, impersonation/assumption of false identity, dereliction of duty and absenteeism/failure to submit copies of appraisal papers.