Bowen varsity sacks 127 workers

Bowen University , Iwo , Osun State , has sacked about 10 per cent its workforce .

The affected staff were said to have received mail intimating them of the termination of their appointment on Tuesday after their salaries for the month of June were paid .

One of the affected staff members said 127 workers across all departments and sections of the institution were affected .

The Head of Media and Public Relations Unit of the university , Toba Adaramola , confirmed the sacking on Wednesday .

Adaramola said , “ When the present management of the institution came on board in 2018 , it was discovered that the school was at the point of inflexion .

“ When the management studied the situation , it was discovered that we must change our culture of doing things, or change product.

“ Our students are our product; that we cannot change . But we decided to change the model the school had operated . The school had for long operated like public institutions; whereas public institutions have grant, we don’ t have . That situation led to change of model from the previous to collegiate backed with technology .

“ To sustain the university , some people have to go . So the excess workers in all departments and sections were told to go . It cuts across both the academic and non -academic .