There are indications that Ekiti State University, (EKSU) may lose accreditation of over 50 sciences and technology courses following the sack of over 90 percent duly employed technologists, staff of the institution.
Staff members, who spoke to newsmen on Thursday, claimed that those of them who were technologists were employed through due process and ought not to be among those dismissed.
They also stated that most of the technologists who were employed for the purpose of accreditation of some science, technology and education related courses, were also sacked.
They stressed that the school would soon lose accreditation if the dismissal was not reversed.
One of the affected staff, simply identified as Okufemi, said: “It was a shock to see names of staff with genuine employment process on the list; one of the shock is that all technologists employed for the purpose of accreditation across the university is enlisted.”
“These technologists were approved by council in 2016, recruited via written and oral interview and less than 10 % of those interviewed were selected. They were used for NUC and COREN accreditation for over 43 department across faculties of sciences, educational, agricultural, engineering etc in 2016, 2018 and recently in 2019,” she added.
