A senior lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Dr. Philips Nto, has accused the Chairman of the university’s Governing Council, Comrade Fidelis Edeh, of deliberately blocking his promotion to the rank of Professor since 2021. Addressing a press briefing on Monday, Dr. Nto said his promotion passed through all statutory academic assessment stages, including departmental, college, university appraisal, and the Council’s Appointments and Promotions Committee, with approvals from senior professors and a former Vice-Chancellor. He explained that although he was on approved leave of absence to serve Abia…
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