Governor Nyesom Wike has terminated the appointment of the vice-chancellor of the Rivers State University, Prof Blessing Chimezie Didia, with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

The governor also relieved the deputy vice-chancellor (administration), Professor Magnus Oruwari, of his appointment.<\/p>\n

We reported that the governor Wike, in a statement released, approved the appointment of Professor Opuenebo B. Owei, deputy vice-chancellor (academics) as the acting vice-chancellor of the institution.<\/p>\n

Governor Wike has also suspended the ongoing employment exercise at the university and set up a committee to investigate the employment exercise and report back to him in two weeks.<\/p>\n

Recall that Governor Wike issued a query to the vice chancellor of the state university over reports of shooting within the institution’s campus.<\/p>\n

A short statement from Simeon Nwakaudu, Wike\u2019s media aide, said the query also had to do with recent rampant complaints of bribery, informally known as ‘sorting’<\/i>, within the university system.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernor Wike directed the vice chancellor of the Rivers State University to respond to the query in writing within 24 hours,\u201d<\/i> the statement said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile,\u00a0we\u00a0previously reported that Governor Wike approved the appointment of the Emir of Lafia, HRH Sidi M. Bage as the Chancellor of the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n

This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, July 17, on behalf of the governor by his special assistant on electronic media, Simeon Nwakaudu.<\/p>\n

The statement noted that Governor Wike made the appointment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by S.3 and Schedule 1 of the Rivers State University Law, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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