Mr Odoh's controversial appointment as UNIZIK VC sparked controversy, angering unions and the federal government.
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But the university, in a letter issued the same day by its Registrar and Secretary to Council, R.I. Nwokike, insisted that the council “adhered strictly to a valid judgment from a competent court, which directed the council to exercise its statutory authority in appointing the vice-chancellor.
This newspaper also gathered that the country’s Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has received approval from President Tinubu to announce the sack of the governing council members.As of the time this report was filed, it was unclear if Mr Odoh, who was appointed vice-chancellor by the institution’s governing council, would continue to serve as VC of UNIZIK after the sack of the council members.
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