By Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti

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The management of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has disclosed its plan to partner the Department of State Security Services (DSS) and police to deal with suspected internet fraudsters and cultists among students of the institution.
The new Vice-Chancellor, of the university, Prof Abayomi Fashina, who said at a press conference, where he unveiled his agenda, promised that criminalities would be uprooted completely under his leadership
He said the move is part of the quest to rid the institution of criminal elements and ensure improved education standard in the institution.
He equally said that as part of the ways to ensure smooth take off of the proposed College of Medicine, the institution is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti (FETHI), for temporary use of the facility to train their pioneer students .
Fashina said his administration won’t run a course without prognosis and assurances to get accreditation, saying he has begun talk with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCAN) for the running of the College of Medicine in the university.
On food security policy of his administration, Fashina said: “We are going to partner Ekiti on food security. I played major role in the establishment of the Ekiti State School of Commercial Agriculture in Isan Ekiti. “In Ekiti agriculture is key and we as a university must play our own role.
“We are going to set up an institute for commercial Agriculture in FUOYE that would carry out community services, extension, research, teaching of farmers, to achieve food security status for Ekiti” .
Fashina promised that he would unite and strengthen the factionalised Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the university, to ensure stable academic calendar and peace on campus, saying he has begun a process of reconciliation among contending forces.