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By Akpan David, Calabar
There is no factional leadership in the National Executive Council (NEC) of Cross River University of Technology Alumni Association.
National President of the association, Comrade Eyam Abeng disclosed this in a statement to journalists in Calabar.
He debunked the news that a factional group led by one Comrade Paul Agwu was inaugurated into the University Governing Council by the Chairman and the State Commissioner for Education.
He has described such rumour as falsehood and urged members to remain calm, unperturbed and law abiding.
Abeng noted that his current four year tenure of office as national president which started 12th December, 2019 spans to 12th December, 2023
Abeng explained that in 2019 at their last NEC election of the Association some members who contested and lost decided to show some grievances, wanting to derail the administration.
“After some futile attempts to frustrate and distract our administration with some frivolous court summons and petitions to various authorities, they abandoned the court processes and resorted to selfhelp by regrouping and claiming victory to a purported election held at a beer parlour sometime in October, 2021, declaring themselves winners in a bid to form a parallel Executives.”
Comrade Abeng equally noted that he was not surprised at their actions and desperation, giving their naive as well as shallow understanding of what an Alumni stand for.
He further explained that
Alumni is about value addition, pulling human and material resources together to help the University grow, while promoting it to positively to compete favourably among peers.
He said he has communicated with the University management and leadership of the Governing Council who all said they were not aware of such inauguration.”
