Hundreds of non-academic employees recruited by the University of Calabar during the 2019/2020 employment exercise may soon return to work and begin receiving salaries following a directive by the House of Representatives ordering their immediate reinstatement and placement on the institution’s payroll.
The directive followed the adoption of recommendations contained in a report submitted by the House Committee on Public Petitions, chaired by the member representing Michika/Madagali Federal Constituency of Adamawa State, Bitrus Kwamoti.
The decision marks a significant development in a dispute that has lingered for years and left many affected workers without salaries despite claims that they were duly recruited and completed all required documentation.
Sunday PUNCH gathered that the workers had earlier petitioned the House of Representatives, alleging that although they were employed by the university, they were excluded from the payroll system and consequently denied remuneration.
The petitioners told lawmakers that the situation had subjected them
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