The management of the Enugu State College of Education Technical, has fired at least 95 staff members.
The Registrar of the College, Mr Pat Aneke, made this known while communicating the move to the affected members on Tuesday.
A source at the meeting revealed that the sack was attributed to alleged irregularities in the employment of the workers who have served for three years.
One of the workers, who preferred anonymity, disclosed that tension has engulfed the institution, with the development coming amid the hardship being experienced in the country.
“We were informed today, (Tuesday) that a government implementation committee is carrying out the recommendations of an investigative committee earlier set up.
“By this action, they said 95 workers, both academic and non-academic employed in 2021 have been sacked.
“The management said letters will be made available to the affected staff members today, Wednesday.
“It was received with huge shock, with some people collapsing upon getting the news. There is tension all over the college.”
Describing the development as agonizing, the worker noted that they were being owed several months of salary areas.
“All these while, we have been forced to bear the brunt of unpaid salaries in a country ravaged by economic turmoil and hyperinflation, where every naira counts.
“Now, they want to terminate our job after three years; the weight of this injustice is crushing.
“Imagine the despair of those who have diligently served their institution, sacrificing their time, energy, and expertise, only to be met with this injustice,” he lamented.
Meanwhile, one of the affected workers has urged the State Governor, Peter Mbah to intervene.
He said that “we are mothers, fathers, breadwinners, whose livelihoods have been snatched away.
“We are appealing to the government to rescind this decision. We are begging Governor Peter Mbah to consider the economic situation in the country and halt this action by the implementation committee.”
