Imo State College of Education Joins Strike, Blames Provost For Poor Administration
In a release sent to us, the COEASU Chairman of IMSCED pointed out some failed agreements between the college and Government, including some uncertainties going in the school which the Provost is the chief pilot.
Read Their Reasons For the Strike Below,
Our college joins continued strike suspended in 2018 on 14th of June, 2022, as declared in Asaba on 10th of June, 2022.
The academic staff of college of Education in Nigeria is striking as a result of failure of FG to constitute its own Team and commence renegotiation of FGN- COEASU 2010 Agreement in spite of all entreaties of the union.
Non- release of 15billion approved out of the #456,599,691,914.18 Billion Revitalization fund recommended for both Federal and state colleges of Education contrary to repeated promises of the FG.
Non- implementation of the consequential effects of the implementation of CONTISS 15 on Lower Cadre ( a.k.a migration) since 2018.
Poor Funding of colleges of Education and poor conditions across state owned colleges of Education. Federal Government's recalcitrant insistence on IPPIS against more reliable alternative of UTAS.
Peculiar to our college is a situation where the acting provost is not a qualified teacher and was not a lecturer.
He does not use NCCE CONDITIONS OF SERVICE as an administrative documents for colleges of Education in Nigeria.
A worrisome situation is that since the inception of our college, the acting provost has been appointing DEANS OF VARIOUS SCHOOLS AND ISSUING THEM APPOINTMENT LETTERS FOR 3 YEARS AGAINST NORMAL 2 YEARS. The HODs appointed were not given letters of appointment; they were orally appointed as HODS.
The acting provost plays GOD by appointing academic staff governing council representatives.
He has refused to accept the DEANS elected by the academic staff and the governing council representatives elected by the academic staff themselves.
It is regrettable that the acting provost of our college has no work history and cognit work experience.
A disturbing situation is that the acting provost has refused to convince the government on importance of accreditation to the college rather he is chasing affiliation. How can a college get affiliated without NCCE accreditation, what an aberration.
In view of the above, IMSCED join the strike as away of telling our dear governor to remove our acting provost from office and accredite all the courses run by the college.
Comrade Wilson AMANDIANAEZE, chapter chairman.
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