Court rules in favour of former LASU lecturer's sack | EduCeleb
EduCeleb
11th August 2021
The National Industrial Court in Lagos has favoured the decision of the Lagos State University (LASU) to sack one of its former employees.
Dr Scholastica Ebarefimia Udegbe, a former lecturer in the institution’s Department of Business Administration and Management Technology, Faculty of Management Sciences has approached the court to challenge his sack in 2017 by the LASU governing council.
EduCeleb.com understands that Udegbe was sacked after being found guilty for alteration of marks.
In a virtual delivery of judgement on the case referenced SUIT NO : NICN/LA/596/17 : DR. UDEGBE SCHOLASTICA EBAREFIMIA VS LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY & ANOR, Honourable Justice Ogbuanya NOTED as follows :
“that the defendant – Lagos State University (LASU) followed due process in all the steps taken leading to the dismissal of Dr. Udegbe Scholastica Ebarefimia.
that the University’s decision to dismiss the claimant (Dr. Udegbe) is also UPHELD by the Court.”
“that there was NO MERIT in the claims of Dr. Udegbe (the Claimant) made against the University.”
The Court also directed that the University should carry out some not publicly disclosed directives without further delay.