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Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Standing5(m): 12:52am On Sep 03, 2016 |
![]() The way the Vice Chancellors were selected for the twelve new Nigerian universities that were established about six years ago was something unprecedented in the history of university administration--and it was also widely condemned. The new Vice Chancellor for one of the universities, Federal University, Dutsinma, Professor Haruna Kaita, was appointed in February 2016. The normal process for appointment of Vice Chancellors is first to advertise the vacancy. Qualified and shortlisted candidates are then screened by a Council Committee, which sends the three recommended candidates to the general council. The Council then ratifies the committee recommendation and the list is then forwarded to the President for the appointment of one of the three. This process was not adhered to. In the case of Federal University Dutsinma, the appointment was made straight from Abuja without due process. Commenting on the anomaly, President Muhammed Buhari, said the government would make amends, but the dubious act was never reversed. It is a calamity that an indigene of Katsina State was made the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State, unlike the remaining new universities that have non-indigenes as Vice Chancellors. Even the constitution of the governing council is skewed: Dr Maraliyya Zayyan from Katsina State is the Chairperson of Governing Council The first victim of the scheme was the university Bursar who was duly appointed by the Federal Ministry of Education. He was terminated within five weeks of the Vice Chancellor’s assumption of duty for no cogent reason. His crime, the real reason for his termination, is his religion and state of origin-as a Christian from Kogi State. The Bursar’s name-Mr Momohjimoh Sadiq-sounds Muslim but he is a Christian. He was promptly replaced with an officer from Katsina State as Acting Bursar. The other appointees soon followed: Dr Babangida U. Dangani -Katsina State -Chief Librarian Mr A.D Kankia -Katsina State -Registrar (recently appointed) Prof. Johnson Fatokun -Oyo State -DVC Prof. A. Bichi -Kano State -DVC The Katsina mafia should have been satisfied having captured the key positions. However, they have descended heavily on the staff, intent on sending away the infidels (non-indigenes and Christians) in order to ‘sanitise’ the school. I understand this agenda is not just the Vice Chancellor’s baby project. Some powerful people in Katsina, the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, and in Abuja are behind him insisting that the ethno-religious cleansing is a task that must be urgently done. Some months ago the Vice Chancellor, in agreement with the inner caucus members of governing council of the university, set up the Staff Audit Committee to conclude the ethno-religious cleansing. The membership of the committee is suspect: Hon. Emmanuel Omah -external member of council from Rivers State -Chairman of committee Capt. Bala Jibrin -external member of council from Kano State -member Dr Rabiu Shatsari -external member of council l from Bauchi State -member Dr Lawal Saulawa -a lecturer from Katsina State -member Dr Aliyu Mamman -a lecturer from Katsina state -member The chairman of the committee is a card-carrying member of All Progressive Congress (APC) who has lost the ability to objectively reflect on the events in the University. He is out to carry out the agenda of flushing out qualified lecturers that the former Vice Chancellor, Professor James Ayatse, who had successfully served as Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, painstakingly employed. A tribalist, Idris Ahmed who retired as a Registrar from ABU Zaria was co-opted to advise the committee on how to go about its assignment. He was used as a tool for northernisation of ABU, Zaria when he served as Registrar. Even before the committee completed its assignment, heads began to roll. Technicians, middle level officers have been sent packing. All of them are non-indigene Christians. All these are happening against the background that the new University is understaffed and may not meet the soon-to-be-conducted accreditation requirements. Those whose appointments have been terminated so far include: 1. Mr. Samter: Maths Dept (from Benue State) - recently completed M.Sc from the UK 2. Mr. Orits Mimke (Delta State): Forestry Dept - soon to finish PhD from UK 3. Mr. John Ogbodo (Benue State): Forestry Dept - On his PhD 4. Mr Osuagu (Imo State): Accounting Dept -On his PhD 5. Dr. David Yongo (Benue State) History Dept -recently completed PhD 6. Dr Q. Amua -he was sponsored by the UK for bench work while doing his PhD in Nigeria. Recently defended PhD 7. Mr A. Zack -He has not defended PhD 6 & 7 Tetfund grant to travel but money was not released on time. So they borrowed money to go. They have since come back. Now money from Tetfund has come, but the VC is not refunding the money to the staff. He wants to terminate their appointments and spends the money. He gave them a letter to go to ICPC with their account details. 8. Dr Richard -President of staff cooperative society, was asked to go to ICPC with his account details. There is no basis for this action. Appointments of 7 contract staff (all Christian Southerners) have been terminated. Idris Ahmed, it is said, advised that the university is overstaffed and should be pruned. But how come it is non-indigene Christians that are being sent away from a federal university? Can it be true that the new university is over staffed? How come they are planning to advertise positions that are begging to be filled? Why it is that none of the indigenes are affected? Are the touchable and the untouchables not Nigerians? Many Katsina indigenes-academic and non-academic staff are saucy, many play truancy, but they are accommodated. The list of those to be terminated is very long, about a quarter of the staff stand to lose their jobs. The Vice Chancellor is not sending away at once in order not to attract attention. They release a couple of letters a week. By this, they stress the staff as there is fear, which is palpable because no one knows who is next. But the indigenes and Northern Muslims move about with no care in the world. Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is not in place. By convention, the staff of new universities are not to unionise for four years after which they are allowed to join for two years as observers before full membership. Now that they are ripe to join as an observer, no one dares to make the move. Those who are being terminated are leaving without protest while ASUU is not there to protect any staff. Typical of northern university administration, one finds the university leadership as unserious. Lectures are cancelled for the first two hours of every Thursday to allow all academic and non-academic members of staff partake in environmental sanitation. This results in loss of academic hours for an under staff institution struggling for accreditation of many courses and which harbour enough employees who are paid to clean the environment. Something must be done to arrest the situation. Government should intervene; that is the only sincere thing to be done. Source 8 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Waspy(m): 1:59am On Sep 03, 2016 |
Is that not Bubu's home state.? This report needs to be investigated . Lalasticlala.. ..Push it up so that Buhari can see how much he has inspired nepotism 43 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by walemoney007(m): 10:17am On Sep 03, 2016 |
Let all the federal university in the south also terminate the contract of all northerners working in their school....simple 67 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by ogawisdom(m): 12:06pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
Chai see Jonathan's legacy in d north still zombies won't give him some credit ![]() ![]() ![]() 67 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Edum13656: 12:10pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
wetin concern me with the dirty ass washing people and their institutions. 7 Likes |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by 9jii(m): 12:10pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
The same process of favoritism that brought Them in is also removing them. 15 Likes |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by rabex123(m): 12:12pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
Ohh for God'sake enough of the ethnic trash. This thing is addictive oh. 5 Likes |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by TeamSimple(m): 12:12pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
OP please i need you to do a research on Nsukka and tell me how many Norther Muslims we have in the university. Please i beg you, be objective. No insults pls..just a question 40 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by marshborn(m): 12:12pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
H |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by babyfaceafrica: 12:13pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
Okay |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by PrinceAbinibi: 12:13pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
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Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Swiftlee(m): 12:14pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
If we say it, they will say we are tribalists! We all know that to cleanse Nigeria of "infidels" is a so called task that must be done only in their dreams! God bless Nigeria! 10 Likes |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by vikkeee(m): 12:15pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
Oh men this. Really bleeped up.....am beginning to hate this northern guys sef. No matter how hard you try to see good in them, their. Faults still. Yapa 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Edum13656: 12:17pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
Dear Admin. If u bar me from this blog again for saying my mind, I will take u to court. There is freedom of speech in Nigeria.U can take the blog off the internet or relocate to North Korea. 49 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by nely(m): 12:20pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
I have nothing to say, just want to sleep and forget about Nigeria's problems they are too many 6 Likes |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Nobody: 12:20pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
The one Nigeria our Yoruba brodas soo vigorously campaign for and defend, little do they know that a semi -literate Fulani man is smarter than them with all their sophistication. Travelling is a far better education than many books would provide. Come up north and see the reality. 19 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by clefstone(m): 12:21pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
We hv a bigot as president so we understand 7 Likes |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by NOETHNICITY(m): 12:24pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
I see the hypocritical bigots, as usual, already shamelessly masturbating, groaning and crying like little children all over the thread. While they re never condemned for their own bigotry and ethnic discrimination rampant in their lands they delightfully enjoy to concoct and highlight non-existing stories, in a desperate bid to paint northerners for what they re not. My sisters husband who is a non-Muslim southerner working in that very university has never had any reason to complain of any discrimination. I served as a youth corper in the eastern part of the country and was a regular at their universities and not for once did I ever come across a northerner holding any key position in any of the universities in the SE. As a SS all tru my days in the university I never came across a lectural frm northern extraction let alone one holding any key positions. Our southern institutions re dominated by our own pple and evrbdy seems satisfied with this tradition. Why all these unnecessary campaign of hate against the north? Why do we seem sooooo desperately eager to stoking and inciting hate agAinst the north? The other day it was CAN crying over John Kerry's visit to the sultan. Yesterday it was FFK wailing over Mark Zukerberg's attempt to simply patronise the north, a practice common amongst visiting foreign notables. When re we gonna stop all this unnecessary attempt to create war amongst ourselves? Well, I know fools, as usual, will easily buy into this and further worsen the state of their already pained souls. We shud stop using our own hands to deaden our souls. 51 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Abokii8(m): 12:25pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
How many northern muslims can you find in the southern Universities? Sack them all. 16 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Nobody: 12:25pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
vikkeee:this are the reasons behind avengers and agitations. 5 Likes |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by jasuam(f): 12:26pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
How many katsina state indigenes are principal officers inUNILAG How many kano state indigenes are principal officers in UI How many sokoto state indigenes are lecturers in UNIPORT DO ME I DO YOU 23 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Einl(m): 12:29pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
'Ewu' means 'goat'. |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by vikkeee(m): 12:30pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
FxDuke:To kill the northerners abi what? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Nobody: 12:31pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
Na wa oooh.....this story has got me thinking....how will he sack them like that? Are they not confirmed staff of the university? No disciplinary panel/ No case against them? How? 4 Likes |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Nobody: 12:32pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
How is that relevant to the issue on ground? ![]() TeamSimple: 5 Likes |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by Ekakamba: 12:33pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
Lemme quick quick run outta this coun3 before nepotism grab me. 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by peterbello(m): 12:33pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
walemoney007: it wont happen because the Southerners and Christians are never united. They dont care about their brethren. Instead they bask in the schadenfreude. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by policy12: 12:34pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
Sometimes when you are almost dying for this country..then u read news like this and u got no better Choice than to give up ur belief in one Nigeria. 3 Likes
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Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by olaNL: 12:35pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
what kind of report is this? coming from sahara reporters. I am very disappointed. it is very clear that the reporter have an evil intention. why is he trying to insight some set of people against the other. if this kind of thing should continue, then I support the bill that seek prosecution for people that post such thing in the media. even if there is an iota of truth in the report, the reporter is not in any way professional about writing and publishing it. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by babestella: 12:35pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
Abokii8: And how many educated northerners want to take up teaching jobs? They rather get enlisted into government jobs where they can steal public funds. 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ethno-religious Cleansing Of Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State by TeamSimple(m): 12:36pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
daretodiffer:Answer my question if you can,and if you cant allow someone else to. 1 Like |
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