The substantive Provost of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State, Professor Agwu Ekwe, on Tuesday took charge of the leadership of the college.
The college was engulfed in a leadership crisis on Monday when two provosts emerged, which brought academic activities to a halt.
Both academic and non-academic staffers said the crisis was a result of non-compliance with Colleges of Agriculture rules on appointment of a Provost.
The situation, which caused tension and confusion in the college, forced the new Provost out of the institution.
Dr. ThankGod Nwaneri, Chairman of Joint Union Action of the institution said the two Provosts; Dr. Jonah Nwawuisi and Professor Agwu Ekwe gave him instructions which he abandoned because he was confused about which one to obey.
However, there was a twist on Tuesday when the substantive Provost took over the control of the college.
The entrance gate, which the academic and non-academic unions locked, was broken and the Provost entered the college and addressed staff and students of the school.
There was a heavy presence of security agencies in the school when he took control of the college.
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“The Acting Provost, Dr. Nwawuisi Jonah has handed over to the new Provost and he can’t say no to it because it is a federal government directive.
“The new Provost came in with soldiers, policemen, DSS officials.
“So, the Joint Union Action (JUA) allowed the security agencies to break the gate and the new Provost entered the college and addressed those he saw in the college”, a source said.
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