Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo, suspends payment of July salaries

<p>Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo, has suspended the payment of July salaries to some of its principal officers whom it accused of negligence.</p>, <p>It stated on Friday in Benin that the decision was informed by “the non-compliance of some Deans of Faculty and Heads of Departments to submit result files of the 2020/2021 sessional examination results.</p>, <p>“It is also informed by the slow pace of other affected officers to upload the 2020/2021 examination results to the university’s portal.</p>, <p>“The implication of this failure or slow pace, as it were, is that the current 2022/2023 academic session cannot be activated on the portal.</p>, <p>“The AAU management has also suspended all financial requests from Deans of Faculties and Heads of Departments with immediate effect,’’ it stated.</p>, <p>The statement was signed by the varsity’s Acting Registrar, Mr Ambrose Odiase.</p>, <p>Contacted, the varsity’s Head, Corporate Communication and Protocol, Otunba Mike Aladenika, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the decision was to allow for students advancements.</p>, <p>He said management was disturbed by the backlog of results yet to be uploaded to the varsity’s portal since the action was affecting the progress of students.</p>, <p>“It is no longer acceptable, hence the need to be firm to get things done positively the way they should be done,’’ he said.</p>, <p>On the issue of processing transcripts in the university, Aladenika said: “management is aware of the scandalous nature of processing transcript applications in AAU.</p>, <p>“As such, it has directed that the Information Communication Technology Directorate should digitise all students’ academic records that are not uploaded on the portal.</p>