Gov Uzodimma Removes Rochas Okorocha’s Aunt As Imo Varsity VC

Imo State governor , Hope Uzodinma , has sacked the Vice – Chancellor of Imo State University, Owerri, Prof Adaobi Obasi .

Uzodinma ’s Chief Press Secretary , Oguwike Nwachuku , in a statement , said the decision to sack Obasi was reached at an Executive Council Meeting chaired by the governor .

Nwachuku disclosed that the VC, who is an aunt to a former governor of the state , Rochas Okorocha, would stop functioning in that capacity from December 30, 2020 .

The statement read in part, “The government has also okayed December 30 , 2020, for the Vice- Chancellor of Imo State University, Prof. Victoria Adaobi Obasi , to stop functioning in that capacity.

“The Executive Council of Imo State government gave the approvals on Wednesday , December 16 , 2020, insisting that forensic audit of the university’ s finances is necessary to reposition the institution.

While considering the Whitepaper report of the Visitation Panel on IMSU headed by Prof. Chinedu Nebo , the Exco also approved December 30 , 2020 as date for the end of tenure of Prof. Obasi as the Vice – Chancellor of the university.

“The Executive Council meeting which was presided over by Governor Uzodimma equally approved that henceforth , all admissions into Imo State University, should be strictly on merit and that a Committee to handle all admissions will be set up under the leadership of the Registrar of the University.

“The idea, the Council noted , is to checkmate the level of admission racketeering in the University as reported by the panel . ”