A Federal High Court sitting in Jos has declared as null and void the suspension of the Vice Chancellor of the Solomon Lar University, Bokkos, (Plateau State University), Prof. Danjuma Sheni.

Governor Jonah Jang has been order by the Court to appear on November, 17th to explain the justification for suspending the Vice Chancellor.
The suspended Vice Chancellor had through his counsel, Garba Pwul, SAN, gone to court asking it to enforce his fundamental right to fair hearing under the Fundamental Human Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules as provided for in Section 36 of the 1999 constitution.
Justice Ambrose Allagoa, who gave the ruling on Thursday, ordered all action against the Vice Chancellor be put on hold pending the full determination of the matter.

It would be recalled that Governor Jang in a press statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, James Mannok, last Friday, suspended the Vice Chancellor.

A Federal High Court sitting in Jos has declared as null and void the suspension of the Vice Chancellor of the Solomon Lar University, Bokkos, (Plateau State University), Prof. Danjuma Sheni.

Governor Jonah Jang has been order by the Court to appear on November, 17th to explain the justification for suspending the Vice Chancellor.
The suspended Vice Chancellor had through his counsel, Garba Pwul, SAN, gone to court asking it to enforce his fundamental right to fair hearing under the Fundamental Human Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules as provided for in Section 36 of the 1999 constitution.
Justice Ambrose Allagoa, who gave the ruling on Thursday, ordered all action against the Vice Chancellor be put on hold pending the full determination of the matter.

It would be recalled that Governor Jang in a press statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, James Mannok, last Friday, suspended the Vice Chancellor.

It reads, “The distinguish Governor of Plateau State, Dr. Jonah David Jang CON has suspended the Vice Chancellor, Professor Doknan Decent Danjuma Sheni with effect from 30th October, 2014. It went further to say that “In the interim, Professor Stephen J. Mallo has been appointed to act in the steasdnotice.

“While wishing Professor Mallo fruitful and purposeful leadership, he has been mandated to commence preparation for accreditation of all the programmes of the University. He is also to stabilize the system and harmonized all the organs of the University for a harmonious working relationship”.

However, the action has elicited outcry from both staff and students who saw the action as not only punitive but an unnecessary and unwarranted meddling in the affairs of the university.

Students of the institution have also boycotted their final year examinations because since nine years after the institution was established, none of the courses offered by the university had been accredited.

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Court Annuls Suspension of PLASU VC