Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Wednesday, February 9, approved the sack of the management of the Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo, two weeks after the institution's Rector and Bursar were suspended for illegal recruitment.

The governor made the announcement during the state’s weekly Executive Meeting in Abakaliki, following the presentation of the report of the panel that was tasked with investigating the recruitment scandal. 

According to a statement credited to the governor, the state executive approved the sack of the entire management of Ikwo College of Education effective from Feb. 9, 2022. The management is to hand over to the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Education immediately.

The statement partly reads;

“A committee made up of the Deputy Governor, Dr Kelechi Igwe, SSA on Religious and Welfare Matters, Rev. Fr. Abraham Nwali, and the Commissioner for Education, Dr Zyl Nwangele, is to recommend to the Executive, persons that may be appointed to manage the college for a period of 30 days.

“Advertisement shall be made for those that will run the management of the college within this period

“All casual workers are hereby laid off. All employments created from 2019 are cancelled’’