The Federal College of Well being Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO), Benue State, has suspended its pioneer Vice Chancellor, Professor Harmless Ujah, over alleged gross misconduct and willful disregard for authorities.
In his place, Professor Ediga Bede Agbo has been appointed because the performing Vice Chancellor.
A press release issued late Monday by the college’s Coordinator of Info, Publication, and Public Relations, James Onogwu, on behalf of the Registrar, confirmed that the choice was made throughout a particular assembly of FUHSO’s Governing Council on October 17, 2024.
The assembly was chaired by the Professional-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Engr. Ohieku Muhammed Salami.
The assertion highlighted that the council, throughout its deliberations, determined to droop Professor Ujah, citing “alleged gross misconduct and willful disregard for authority.” Professor Ujah, who had served because the college’s pioneer Vice Chancellor, has confronted mounting accusations resulting in the council’s motion.
Following the suspension, the council instantly appointed Professor Agbo, a extremely regarded microbiologist and native of Otukpo in Benue State, to function performing Vice Chancellor for an preliminary time period of six months.
Professor Agbo, a distinguished educational and a sexagenarian, has now assumed his new position, the assertion added.