Promotions: ASUU wants FUOYE VC probed
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From Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Akure Zone, has called on the Federal Government to immediately commence the probing of the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) Prof. Kayode Soremekun, over his alleged docility and compromise in the promotions and arbitrary sacking of some staff of the university.
The academic body also pointed out that some academic staff of the university were allegedly receiving double salaries while some were given undue accelerated promotions by the Vice Chancellor, without following due process.
But, FUOYE Vice Chancellor in his reaction, dismissed the allegation. He explained that all appointments and recruitments done by the management were ratified by the Governing Council of the institution.
Soremekun, a Professor of International Relations, described the alledged accusations as blatant lies coming from those who he said have little or no knowledge about how the university was being operated.
He added that whoever has evidence of fraud or any act of favouritism or nepostism against the management of the institution should forward same to appropriate quarters, rather than peddling rumour.
Addressing a press conference in Ado-Ekiti, ASUU Chairmen from all universities in Akure zone, led by its Zonal Chairman, Prof. Olu-Olu Olufayo, said the federal government should immediately set up a visitation panel to probe all the allegations against the Vice Chancellor, if truly it was committed to the fight against graft.
Olufayo added that the panel must look into how the ASUU chairman in FUOYE, Dr. Akinyemi Omonijo and two other academic staff were allegedly sacked with brazen disregard to the statute that established the institution for criticising the actions of the Vice Chancellor.
“This interaction is to tell you about the docility of the FG on the administrative recklessness of FUOYE VC, Prof Soremekun.
We have shown to federal government a document containing the rotten state of infrastructure, poor students’ welfare, wrong academic patronage, financial mismanagement , among others being perpetrated in this university under the guise of trying to protect some individuals.”
“We, ASUU from this zone called on the FG to constitute a visitation panel to the university, this in our own belief will correct all anomalies and transform the university to what both staff and students can be proud of” he said.
Speaking further, the FUOYE Vice Chancellor, who responded through the university’s Public relations Officer , Mr. Geoffrey Bakji, said : “That we have committed financial fraud or favouring people with appointments, recruitments or allowing them to get more juicy positions without following due process was a figment of their critics’ imaginations.
