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UNICAL Sacks Prof. for Failing to Graduate Students from Department
For failing to present students from his department for the institution’s 36th Convocation Ceremony, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Banku Obi, has sacked the Head of Department (HoD) of Fine and Applied Arts, Prof. Victor Ecoma.
The university’s Registrar, Mr. Gabriel Egbe, revealed this in a press statement issued in Calabar on Monday.
“Prof. Ecoma’s failure to fulfill his duty and ensure the participation of his students in the important academic event has been deemed a glaring act of negligence and incompetence,” the release stated.
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“As a result, the university administration has found it necessary to terminate his appointment with immediate effect.
“In light of this development, the Vice Chancellor has promptly directed Prof. Ecoma to hand over all university properties in his possession to his successor, Prof. Echeta Christian Chemezie, who has been appointed to assume the position.”
Prof. Ecoma’s sack has sent shock waves across the University of Calabar, with people giving varying views on the development.
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