Ebonyi: Crisis brews at Federal College of Agriculture over emergence of two provosts

Crisis is brewing astatine the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State pursuing the emergence of 2 provosts astatine the college: Dr. Jonah Nwawuisi and Professor Agwu Ekwe.

Nwawuisi was appointed Acting Provost of the assemblage past year, portion Ekwe was appointed substantive Provost connected the 10th of this month.

Joint Union Action (JUA) of the assemblage and Academic Staff Union of Colleges of Agriculture (ASUCA) which rejected the assignment of Agwu arsenic the substantive Provost by the national government, locked the schoolhouse gross and the Provost’s bureau connected Monday implicit the enactment crisis.

The unions protested astir the college, which paralyzed world activities and caused hostility successful the school.

Dr. ThankGod Nwaneri, Chairman of Joint Union Action of the instauration said the 2 Provosts gave him instructions which helium abandoned due to the fact that helium was confused connected the 1 to obey.

“Before now, we person an Acting Provost successful the idiosyncratic of Dr. Jonah Nwawuisi. And I whitethorn accidental this is an amerciable assignment that was done connected the 10th of April, 2026, erstwhile they said they appointed 1 P...