UNN: Host community protests, wants VC removed

Barely three weeks after all the academic and workers'
unions in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, staged
protest calling for the removal of the Vice Chancellor,
Prof Batho Okolo over alleged maladministration in the
institution and unjust suspension of the Pro-Chancellor
and Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr Emeka Enejere, youths from the host community yesterday protested along the major streets in Nsukka, calling for Prof Okolo's immediate sack by the Federal Government.

The youths protested carrying different placards which
read, "Nsukka land does not want Batho Okolo again,"
"Nsukka wants reinstatement of Enejere," "We will
continue this protest until the VC is removed."

Spokesmen of the group Mr Victor Ezugwu and Dr Fabian
Ugwu said the youths decided to carry out the peaceful
protest to call the attention of government to the unholy
activities of Prof Okolo at the UNN.

"The people of Nsukka have suffered untold hardship
ever since the inception of the administration of Prof.
Okolo as Vice Chancellor. Bartho Okolo has been
denying the host community employment and admission
quota and other benefits they enjoyed under previous
administration before him.

''We are not the only ones protesting against Bartho
Okolo despotic rule in UNN.

All his workers are against him. We have become aliens on our own soil.

Government must not sacrifice the progress of UNN by
keeping Prof Okolo.'

"President Goodluck Jonathan must act speedily by
removing Prof Okolo, before it is too late.

"We are not mindful of the fact that he has few months
to complete his term; we want the VC removed.

We call on President Jonathan to intervene and restore Dr
Enejere as the Pro-chancellor of UNN," they said.

Similar protests were carried out by ASUU, NASU, NAT
and the Alumni association in the past three weeks
calling on government to recall the pro-chancellor.