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FUOYE VC, Fasina On Trial Over Allegations Of Sexual Harassment Of Staff

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January 25, 2025

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… Sets To Face 9-Man Governing Council Panel

By Joseph Sunday

All seems now ready for the trial of the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Professor Abayomi Fasina as he is set to face a 9-man Investigation Panel constituted by the Institution’s Governing Council over the allegations of sexual harassments of staff of the Institution levelled against him.

Making the decision of the FUOYE’s Governing Council public through a press release made available to newsmen on Friday, 24th January, 2025 at the end of the Emergency Meeting of the Council,

the Registrar and Secretary of the Governing Council, Mr Mufutau Ibrahim, revealed how it is crucial to set up the investigation panel.

According to the FUOYE’s Governing Council, it stated that, “at the end of the emergency meeting held on Friday, 24th January, 2025, it noted that the online outfits, the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) and Sahara Reporters published a series of audio tapes alleging that the Vice-Chancellor sexually harassed Engr. Mrs Folashade Adebayo, a Deputy Director, of Works in the University.

Adding, “it was revealed that due to the accusations against the person of the Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Professor Abayomi Fasina, the Council excused him from the meeting.

During the meeting, “the Governing Council extensively discussed the issue and observed that the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti has been in the news lately for the wrong reasons and that the negative stories are obscuring the remarkable achievements of the University.

“The Council consequently set up a nine-member committee to investigate the allegations thoroughly and get to the root of the matter, within three weeks with the following terms of Reference:

“To investigate the source of the viral audios recording alleging the immoral moves by the Vice- Chancellor and the purchase of the positions of the Bursar and Registrar and also to investigate the motive behind the recording.

Continuing, “the Council added, that to investigate how the recording gained entrance on the social media; thereby investigating the allegations of Mrs. Folasade Adebayo, particularly the allegation of immoral advances against the Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina.

This is to review all previous actions/efforts by the police, the immediate past chairman of Council and others at unravelling the allegations made by Engr. Folasade Adebayo against the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi S. Fasina. To investigate any other matter relating to the allegations.

“The Council hopes to consider the report of the committee at its next meeting scheduled for 3rd week of February, 2025. In the meantime, the Council wishes to encourage members of the University community and the general public to remain calm and focused as the Council is determined to do justice and there will be no sacred cows.”

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