Hundreds of non-academic staff recruited by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) during the 2019/2020 employment exercise may soon return to their jobs and begin receiving salaries after the House of Representatives directed their immediate reinstatement and placement on the university’s payroll.
The directive came after the House adopted the recommendations of its Committee on Public Petitions, chaired by Rep. Bitrus Kwamoti (Michika/Madagali, Adamawa State).
The affected workers had petitioned the House, claiming they were properly employed by the university, completed all necessary documentation, and reported for duty, but were inexplicably excluded from the payroll.
This left them and their families in severe financial hardship for years, despite working without pay.
The House had previously summoned the then Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, to explain the recruitment process and the reasons for excluding the non-academic staff.
Although the university was earlier directed to harmonise and process the names, the petitioners complained that only the academic staff recruited
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