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The management of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, Edo State, has stripped Dr Edomwonyi Omon Edwin of the rank of Professor earlier conferred on him by the institution.
DAILY POST reports that the management of the university disclosed this in a statement signed by Mrs Oluwayomi Agbebaku, the Registrar of the school.
The statement posted on AAU Facebook page stated that the decision was a sequel to the Governing Council’s 241th regular meeting held on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
The statement noted that Edomwonyi, of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, was promoted to the rank of professor by the university.
It explained that the withdrawal of the professorial title was as a result of alleged serious breach of the university’s Regulations and Schemes Governing Senior Staff, 2017, as amended.
“The Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University at its 241 regular meeting held on Tuesday, 17th March, 2026, has approved the withdrawal of Dr. Edomwonyi Omon Edwin’s promotion to the rank of a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.
“The withdrawal is a sequel to the serious breach of the University Regulations and Schemes Governing Senior Staff 2017 as amended,” the statement said.
The school urged Edomwonyi to shop parading himself as a professor
of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, with immediate effect.
When contacted Otunba Mike Ade Aladenika, PAR/Head, Information, Protocol & Public Relations, confirmed that the statement is actually from the university.
The university did not, however, disclose details of the alleged breach that resulted in the withdrawal of the promotion.
