Appeal Court Orders Reinstatement Of Sacked Ekiti University Workers

The Appeal Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital has ordered Ekiti State University (EKSU) Ado-Ekiti to reinstate the 32 technologists whose appointments were terminated by the institution in December 2019.

The management of the institution had on December 5, 2019, disengaged over 900 of its workforce for alleged certificate forgery, irregular appointment, overage among other sundry allegations.

The presiding judge, Tunde Awotoye, in the judgement in the suit whereby the 32 technologists dragged EKSU, EKSU Governing Council and EKSU Vice-Chancellor (first to third defendants respectively) to court, declared the termination of the applicant’s appointment as “unlawful, null and void.”