The decision was taken after a disciplinary Committee of the
university conducted a probe into the content of the video. Starr News sources
say the professor told the committee the video was doctored.
The University of Education Winneba in Ghana has terminated
the appointment of the visiting Nigerian English professor who was seen urging
Nigerians, in a video that has gone viral, to stand up against Ghanaians who
are mistreating.
The decision was taken after a disciplinary Committee of the
university conducted a probe into the content of the video.
Starr News sources say the professor told the committee the
video was doctored.
“The University after subjecting Prof. Augustine Uzoma
Nwagbara to internal disciplinary process finds him culpable of gross
misconduct and has, accordingly, dismissed him,” the university said in a
statement.
Content of the video has been widely condemned by Ghanaians
over fears it could further polarise the recent tensed relationship between
locals and Nigerians residing in the country.
Below are details of a statement issued by the university.
PROFESSOR AUGUSTINE UZOMANWAGBARA DISMISSED FROM UEW
The University of Education Winneba wishes to inform the
general public that it has taken a very serious view of the video circulating
on social media, involving Prof. Augustine UzomaNwagbara.
Augustine UzomaNwagbara, a Professor of English Language,
has been on sabbatical at the Department of Applied Linguistics since October,
2018.
In the said video, Prof. Nwagbara makes several unsavoury,
unethical and damning comments about our country, its history as well as its
educational system.
The University totally dissociates itself from the grossly
irresponsible comments and condemns it in no uncertain terms.
The University is highly disturbed by the huge embarrassment
his unguarded statement has brought to the institution, the Ministry of
Education, and, indeed, Ghana as a whole.
The University, upon receipt of the video, immediately
invoked its internal disciplinary process to fully examine his conduct relative
to the content of the video.
The University wishes to indicate that it has in the past
hosted several scholars on sabbatical leave from various countries, including
Nigeria, and same have conducted themselves with high degree of decorum and
professionalism during their stay.
Prof. Augustine Uzoma Nwagbara’s behaviour is totally
deviant and an aberration that runs contrary to those of his predecessors or
the others currently at post.
The University after subjecting Prof. Augustine Uzoma
Nwagbara to internal disciplinary process finds him culpable of gross
misconduct and has, accordingly, dismissed him.
The University apologises to Ghanaians for Prof. Nwagbara’s
disparaging remarks about this country’s educational system and further
indicates that the comments were full of factual inaccuracies.
Thank you
Signed
Registrar
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