AKSU SACKS SUG PRESIDENT, SUSPENDS DEPUTY OVER MISCONDUCT

The Students Union Government, SUG, of the Akwa Ibom State University, AKSU has impeached her President Mr Kufre Akpanikot  and also suspended the Vice President  from office.

The legislative arm of the students Union Government has consequently directed the Speaker Itorobong Jackson to assume duties as the acting President of the Union  pending when the case against the vice president shall be decided.

In a notification of impeachment letter served on Akpanikot, student legislators said the decision to impeach him follows series of allegations against him to include running the affairs of the union without an approved budget,  using his personal account as the union’s account, breach of his oath of office and that of allegiance, sidelining financial offices of the union; amongst others. Reasons given by students to suspend the vice president include negligence of duties and making mockery of the office of the vice president.

The impeached President has accordingly been directed to hand over all documents of the union in his possession to the Dean of  Students Affairs of the institution. It could be recalled that subsequent upon the escape of a factional NANS JCC chairman the SA to Governor Udom Emmanuel, Aquila Otobong Akpan had, not wanting to be seen as a loser in NANS JCC affairs,  appointed the impeached president to head the NANS JCC ,again, not the dictates of the NANS solidarity constitution. 

This development had unsettled the student’s community in Akwa Ibom State who however refused to recognize Aquila’s man.  And the impeachment of Kufre Akpanikot sources said have irked Aquila who is said to be explaining all options towards reinstating her protégé.

Those close to Aquila said, the students SA to Governor have vowed to fight back and her man reinstated.

When our reporter called Otobong Aquila to get her position on this matter, she bluntly turned down the emissaries and refused to reply to an SMS sent to her phone.

The Dean of students of the institution Dr. Aniekan Akpan confirmed that the students had since alerted him on the development and promised to look into it.

In a chat with THE INK reporter on phone yesterday Dr. Akpan said, “It is yesterday (Sunday) that the students alerted me on the development. And I have told them that we shall meet on Wednesday (tomorrow) when work resumes.