Jane, a first year student of the Department of Educational Foundation at the university, was expelled on January 30th 2015, over claims that she had speech and hearing challenges.
Jane has approached the Rivers State High Court and has instituted a N20 million suit against the school management, challenging her expulsion and also demanding a perpetual injunction restraining the university or their agents from discriminating against her in any way.
Excerpts from Jane's expulsion letter signed by RSUST's Principal Assistant Registrar(Senate), C.M. Ewhorlu, reads
“I am directed to state that during your recent medical examination in the Health Services Department, it was observed that you are medically challenged and have hearing and speech difficulties,” the university stated in a letter to Ms. Ottah signed by C.M Ewhorlu, Principal Assistant Registrar (Senate). You are therefore advised to hand over all University property(ies) in your possession to your Head of Department and thereafter leave the campus.”The Vice Chancellor of the school, Professor Blessing Didia, had already said the school does not admit deaf and dumb students.
Hearing on the suit filed by Jane against the school comes up on February 19th, 2016.
Hope she wins
ReplyDeleteThey shudnt av expelled her cos of that nau.
ReplyDeleteThat good
ReplyDeletesomeone should do me strong thing ooo.I wanna sue.
ReplyDeleteIgboBorn!
I pray she win
ReplyDeleteLet me sit and read comments on this. Such a pretty girl
ReplyDeleteI hope justice is done in this issue.
ReplyDelete. ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
Odusbaby n linda
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ReplyDeleteThey couldn't even transfer her to a proper school for the deaf,they expelled her! U claim to be educated and can be this inconsiderate and discriminatory on the disabled! Shameful
ReplyDeletei support her all the wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteEyea...
ReplyDeleteIt's unfair to expel her unless she's truly deaf n dumb
ReplyDeleteGod will see her through...
ReplyDeleteWhy will they expell her na??? Na wa oo
ReplyDelete#iT wiLL oNLy geT beTTer
#iT mUsT eNd iN prAise
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DeleteBut how would she understand what's being taught??? Linda take note!
DeleteSue their father, it unfair nah
Delete!brightosman aka fake phyno .#gerarahere
I could remember we had a blind law student then who was good n also graduated. If she's speech challenges she can still make it. They should stop adding to ppl's problem jare. Go ahead n due them.
DeleteThat's just wrong, sue their ass
ReplyDeleteIs this in Nigeria or u s a this girls must be from yoruba well goodluck to u sha i remember when i sue one senator in Nigeria i came to court to hear about my sue the only thing the incompetent judge could tell my counselor is that we have no fact, my dear goodluck.
ReplyDelete#sad indeed
@to hear about my sue, is Sue your girl friend? Fish brain, now I know why your comments stink
DeleteSo what is her been a Yoruba got to do with the case? You sound like a brain dead. You even wrote that you've sue before,and you're also in Nigeria, how come she can't.
DeleteLook at how you typed USA, ode!!!
You need a copy of Brighter Grammar!
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ReplyDeleteHmm, this is serious, at least the medical dept has the test results and the girl in question, if she doesn't have such challenge, then the university has no right to give her a false result, cos UST rivers is always very strict when it comes to your medical issues, let's see how it goes.
ReplyDeleteHmm, this is serious, at least the medical dept has the test results and the girl in question, if she doesn't have such challenge, then the university has no right to give her a false result, cos UST rivers is always very strict when it comes to your medical issues, let's see how it goes.
ReplyDeleteHmmm
ReplyDeleteGhen ghen
ReplyDeleteNa wah oooooo... dee
ReplyDeleteImagine that! Only in Nigeria! Did she ask for any preferential treatment because of her condition? I had a partially deaf student in university then. She always made sure to pick notes from other students cos she couldn't hear the lecturers. She graduated with a good grade. The lady should sue them for 400M. Kkkppsshhhhh
ReplyDeleteGood move and they must pay that money
ReplyDeleteSo becos she has such challenges that's why they asked her to leave? Even the manner they did it sef. Which way Nigeria...?
ReplyDelete-LIB PIKIN-
So unfair... And I pray she gets fair hearing... Babe do come and pay ur tithe in my acc...
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Why will they expel her it unfair..they should even pay more..Linda observe carefully
ReplyDeleteaww! so sad...
ReplyDeleteEnter your comment...
ReplyDeleteWhat's d meaning of this? Is she not human? Doesn't she deserve education too?
I honestly hope she wins the case...
ReplyDeleteAwwww......I know this babe wella.she can hear but the speaker have to scream for her to hear, as for her talking you can barely hear a word. She is a resident of Rumuokwurushi off Christ Chapel, Igbo etche road.
ReplyDeleteThey keep saying no stigmatising, what this one called, Bae 20m is small, u should have gone for like 50m
ReplyDeleteMtchewwwwwww abeg sue for millions na for treatment? Aunty if medically u a challenged then sue your parents
ReplyDeleteOnly 20 million?!! Not enough
ReplyDeleteEven if she with does conditions it not right to expell her ,it will be up to her if she can cope now I hope nigerian judge can help
ReplyDeleteSo deaf n dumb students cnt go to a uni in Nigeria? That's serious discrinations
ReplyDeleteNa wa oooo...
ReplyDeleteThis is madness,I'm really disappointed
ReplyDeleteOkay...
ReplyDelete#FINEST
Nawa o, nt fair at all. Linda observe!
ReplyDeleteImagine,wat if d girl was their daughter,deris God ooh
ReplyDeletevery bad of the school. Never knew that a disability could hinder one from pursuing their academic ambition. Why is the educational system in Nigeria still stuck in the 1960s
ReplyDeleteThat VC must face human right. I have a colleague who has the same problem, she graduated with 2nd class upper, and she has been working with us without any stress. I pray she gets justice.
ReplyDeleteSesan Adetuwa
That VC must face human right. I have a colleague who has the same problem, she graduated with 2nd class upper, and she has been working with us without any stress. I pray she gets justice.
ReplyDeleteSesan Adetuwa
Sue them pls, it's only naija u see and hear rubbish. The most important thing is she passed JAMB before gaining admission to uni. All she needs to do is read very well. Even d blinds goes to university and came out with good grades.
ReplyDeleteN20m is too small. She should have sued for N200m. This is a case of pure discrimination. Why won't you accept deaf and dumb students? That's like saying no handicapped students on wheelchairs. It is up to the school to make provisions that accommodate disabled students. Rubbish!
ReplyDeletenice move
ReplyDeleteIf the school has screened her medically and found out she has those problems, then I think they are right. Maybe she should go to a school where she can learn with signs, because I see it as fruitless for someone to be in class and not hear what her lecturer is saying. My opinion though.
ReplyDeleteSay no to Injustice
ReplyDeleteOk, hope she wins the case
ReplyDelete@Freeborn Zinalima,you must be stupid and blind for saying she is from Yoruba
ReplyDeleteD.R.I.M.R.s
Enter your comment...nice 1 gal
ReplyDeleteNot fair at all
ReplyDeleteMaka gini. Why
ReplyDeleteHope she wins d case.#Lindangwanu#
ReplyDeleteFor what....expelling a student for such a reason is wickedness...hope she wins the case
ReplyDeleteOkwunaesoakuko
ReplyDeleteOK OO
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ReplyDeletei pray she wins too
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