By; VITALIS UGOH, Calabar.
The National Industrial Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has restrained the University of Calabar from fielding anyone as bursar of the University, pending the determination of the motion on notice before it.
The former bursar of the University, Mr. Peter Agi (claimant) was in a controversial circumstance suspended in August and eventually sacked by the management in November last year over allegations of fraud and other. He however dragged the school, the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar to court seeking redress insisting that due process was not followed.
Agi lost the matter in the Industrial court in Calabar on Tuesday last week but proceeded to the Industrial Court in Uyo on 23 January, 2017, through his counsels Chidimma Nancy Nwajiobi and Michael Nkwan with an expert application for an interlocutory injunction restraining the respondent (University of Calabar and two others) from interviewing or employing any person or persons in place of the claimant/applicant as Bursar of the University of Calabar pending the determination of motion or notice filed and served on the respondent.
Upon hearing the affidavit of urgency in the support of the interim injunction sworn to by Agi and submissions from his counsels, the court in an injunction signed by the Registrar, Mr. Peter Ortese and dated January 24, ordered “an interim injunction restraining the respondents from interviewing or employing any persons or persons in place of the claimant as Bursar of the University of Calabar is hereby granted pending the determination of the motion on the notice for interlocutory injunction”.
Accordingly, the court adjourned the motion on notice to be heard on the 31 January, 2017.
It is recalled that National Industrial Court in Calabar had dismissed the suit filed by Agi, challenging his suspension and eventual sack saying he did not exhaust internal processes.
Ruling on the matter in Calabar on last week, Justice Nneka Esowe said Agi’s suit was premature, having failed to comply with the internal dispute mechanisms as stipulated by University of Calabar Law no. 80 of 1979 and that Agi did not exhaust internal processes before coming to court and it was difficult for his prayers to stand.
Speaking on the ruling, Counsel to the Vice Chancellor, Abiye
Atururobibo, said, “we are happy that the court has done justice in this matter and has completely venerated our position which we always canvassed from the inception of this matter that Mr Peter Agi’s action against the University is incompetent and premature because he did not follow due process”.
The former bursar of the University, Mr. Peter Agi (claimant) was in a controversial circumstance suspended in August and eventually sacked by the management in November last year over allegations of fraud and other. He however dragged the school, the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar to court seeking redress insisting that due process was not followed.
Agi lost the matter in the Industrial court in Calabar on Tuesday last week but proceeded to the Industrial Court in Uyo on 23 January, 2017, through his counsels Chidimma Nancy Nwajiobi and Michael Nkwan with an expert application for an interlocutory injunction restraining the respondent (University of Calabar and two others) from interviewing or employing any person or persons in place of the claimant/applicant as Bursar of the University of Calabar pending the determination of motion or notice filed and served on the respondent.
Upon hearing the affidavit of urgency in the support of the interim injunction sworn to by Agi and submissions from his counsels, the court in an injunction signed by the Registrar, Mr. Peter Ortese and dated January 24, ordered “an interim injunction restraining the respondents from interviewing or employing any persons or persons in place of the claimant as Bursar of the University of Calabar is hereby granted pending the determination of the motion on the notice for interlocutory injunction”.
Accordingly, the court adjourned the motion on notice to be heard on the 31 January, 2017.
It is recalled that National Industrial Court in Calabar had dismissed the suit filed by Agi, challenging his suspension and eventual sack saying he did not exhaust internal processes.
Ruling on the matter in Calabar on last week, Justice Nneka Esowe said Agi’s suit was premature, having failed to comply with the internal dispute mechanisms as stipulated by University of Calabar Law no. 80 of 1979 and that Agi did not exhaust internal processes before coming to court and it was difficult for his prayers to stand.
Speaking on the ruling, Counsel to the Vice Chancellor, Abiye
Atururobibo, said, “we are happy that the court has done justice in this matter and has completely venerated our position which we always canvassed from the inception of this matter that Mr Peter Agi’s action against the University is incompetent and premature because he did not follow due process”.
