FUOYE SSANU Branch Seeks FG Intervention On Embezzlement Of IGR

… Says VC Sexually Assaulting Female Staff

…  Wants Constitution Of Panel Of Enquiry 

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By Joseph Sunday 

The branch of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, FUOYE, has called on the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Federal Government to as a matter of urgency intervene regarding the alleged embezzlement of the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, in the Institution by its Vice Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Fasina, and the allegations of him sexually assaulting a female staff of the Institution, thereby calling for a panel of enquiry to be immediately constituted to try him. 

Addressing the Congress of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, on Monday, at the Science Lecture Theatre, Phase 2 of the main campus, the Chairman of the FUOYE branch, Comrade Faleye Benjamin, allegedly accused the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Fasina of embezzling the internally generated revenue of the institution with impurity. 

He also allegedly accused him of using his position to sexually harassed female member of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, FUOYE Branch. 

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As a result of the alleged allegations, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities called on the Federal government to constitute a visitation panel of enquiry to look into the affairs of the Federal Institution under the said Vice Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Fasina since he came on board. 

He alleged that female members are been exposed to various kind of intimidation, victimization and sexual harassment while calling on the federal government to intervene in the matter to nip the menace in the bud.

The Association also accused the VC of alleged Staff intimidation, creating a hostile work environment, abuse of office, undermining confidence in university leadership, administrative recklessness and lack of accountability.

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The workers called for reversal of appointments of teaching staff into Non-Teaching Roles, describing it as a deviation from standard university practices.

Comrade Benjamin seized the opportunity to urge the new Governing Council of FUOYE led by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba to take a look at the plight of SSANU members in the institution.

His words: “Our members have been exposed to various kind of intimidation, victimization and sexual harassment of our female members. So, these are the cases that we have brought up with the former Council Chairman, Engr Kayode Ojo that is being looked into.

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“We have a particular one that officially took the matter up and she wrote to us that she was victimized and sexually harassed by the Vice-Chancellor. We took the case up, presented it to the previous Council Chairman.

“So, we don’t want such case to be swept under the carpet. That’s why we are calling on the federal government of Nigeria to come down to the aid of FUOYE and come and see what is happening here.

“We have raised allegation regarding embezzlement of IGR. We want a standard, there should be uniformed standard when it comes to university in Nigeria. So the same standard is what we want FUOYE to follow suit. That is what we are clamouring for.

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“We are particular about the reshuffling of the new Governing Council Chairman, Engr Kayode Ojo. Within the short period of time that we spent with him, we find it so easy working with him.

“I believe that he has been able to understand the plight of the union within the short period of time. We are still using this opportunity to welcome Senator Ndoma-Egba to FUOYE.

“We believe that all our agitations that is being looked into by the previous council chairman, that he is going to continue from there because we have serious issues at the level of FUOYE”.

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Meanwhile, a caucus comprising members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Congress of Nigerian Academics (CONUA), Non-Academic Staff of Universities (NASU), and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) have defended the VC describing the allegations against him as baseless.

In their response, the caucus firmly rejected the allegations, describing them as the work of unprogressive elements acting on behalf of political sponsors seeking to discredit the administration ahead of the forthcoming Vice-Chancellorship race in 2025.

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