Group Calls For The Removal Of The Provost Federal Collage Of Medical Laboratory Technology Science.
By Moses Gbande
A Group under the aegis of Concern youths (CPY) has called on the federal and the Plateau state governments and the National Assembly, to come to the rescue and of the federal school of medical laboratory technology science jos.
The raised fears over the deteriorating conditions of the college that is located in JUTH permanent site, under the leadership of Dr Etukudoh Obong.
Addressing Journalists, spokeman of the group, Sunday Dasan reveals that the provost, Dr Obong N.S Etukudoh, has been the provost of the Institution since 27 may 2008, and since the assumption of the Position he has not laid any foundation in the School till date, and the school train medical laboratory technicians and foreign graduate
The group further alleged that students all over the country paid a mandatory fees of over 170,000 while students from Akwa Ibom don’t pay school fees.
He reveals heads of drpartmrnts the school has various departments as follows:
1, Provost- Dr NS Etukudoh – Akwa Ibom
2, Deputy provost Administration – Mr Fedrick Olowo- Ondo state
3, Deputy provost Academic- Mrs Reginald Ejinaka- Enugu state
4, Head of Administration- Victoria onwuemene- Kogi state
5, Head of works-Cletus Usendok- Akwa Ibom
6, Head of Accounts- Nkereuwen – Akwa Ibom
7, Head of planning- Udoh Nkereuwen – Akwa Ibom
8, Head of students Affairs – Mbat Enoh – Akwa Ibom
9, Head of Legal – Udoh Time Akpan – Akwa Ibom
10, Head of Library – Joshua Abaka – Nasarawa state
11, Head of ICT- Iye Wariso – River State
12, Head of procurement – Demtoe Ernest – plateau state
13, Head of Audit – Agboida Sunday – Ondo state.
The group further alleged that the provost handles the college as his personal business center, as funds accruing to the college is been diverted to his personal use, which led to the economic and financial crimes commission(EFCC) intervention, which that matter has been going on at the state high court jos for about five years, which was before justice yakubu Dakwak the current Chief judge of plateau state, later transfer to justice Daniel Longji, in 2017.
The group added that the Etukudo has over stayed in office for 11 years as Provost which is against the edict establishing the Institution and wondered if he is above the law because he is serving the third term as Provost of the college and is always said to brags that he has 13 more years to go.
The group further alleged that under Etukudo’s leadership, public service rule has not been observed because according to the group, he should have been at least suspended as he has been in and out of prison twice.
“No observation of federal character principle in the College e. g Akwa Ibom where
the provost comes from has the highest numbers of staff with more than fifty percent of the work force.
The College have more than 100 staff on the payroll from Akwa Ibom State that
doesn’t come to work completely, they only appear where there is verification. His daughter, Sifon Etukudoh is on the payroll of the College, but does not even
“know the location of the institution. Drivers on official duty are denied their duty tour allowance which 15 accumulated into several millions of naira including his personal driver who
normally slept in the car whenever they are on official duty because of lack o ‘ payment of his D.T.A 7′ Students of the College do pay student union government dues (SUG) but he refusedto allow them to form the SUG in the College, where is their money going to?
8. He pays undue allowance into account of some staff from Akwa Ibom while those from other states are been neglected.
9, Indiscriminate placement of grade levels / step between Akwa Ibom and other states in the institution.
10. Indiscriminate approval of study leaves between Akwa Ibom state indigene and other states indigenes in that college.
11.The permanent site of the college is in a sorry state of condition which needs urgent attention of the appropriate authorities to avoid building collapse and loss of lives as the dilapidated structures are still being use for official work.
12.The security personnel of the institution (strike force) their allowance have not being paid for the past twelve (12) months”.
Nasarawa Reporters 