The boat of retrenchment that began sailing from Abia State polytechnic, Aba, is set to berth at Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), College of health, and Hospital Management Board (HMB). Metronetworknews findings have authoritatively revealed.
It will be recalled that between August, 2019, and about two months ago the authorities of Abia state polytechnic terminated the appointment of no fewer than 500 of its staffers.
Rationalizing the retrenchment exercise which cuts across, both the teaching and non-teaching staff, the institution’s Governing Council Chairman, Engr. John Nwangborogwu said, the indiscriminate staff recruitment policy of the polytechnic has left it reeling under high monthly wage bill estimated at 124 million naira.
Metronetworknews gathered last week that the Abia State Government is presently thinking along the same line that the afore mentioned institutions are also suffering the same fate as Abia State polytechnic and is set to wade in to prune down their staff strength by at least 45 present.
Insider sources authoritatively informed Metronetworknews that all arrangements to this effect have reached an advanced stage with the would-be staff concerned set to be issued with their retrenchment letters in a matter of a few weeks.
According to sources, some hawks within the Abia State Government, are blaming the woes of the institutions concerned on the past administration in the state, namely the Orji Kalu regime (1999-2007) and chief T.A Orji administration (2007-2001) accusing them of saturating their work force especially with people from a particular section of the state and have therefore advised the government to take all necessary steps to restructure the institutions.
