Call For Probe: Stop Nepotism, Concern Lecturers Caution ASUU AAUA Chapter |PoliFocus

Reactions have been trailing the 'concocted' letter singlehandedly written and signed by the chairperson of the branch, Dr Sola Fayose to the Executive Governor of the state, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN.



In the letter which was entitled: “Dangerous dimensions/manifestations in Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko and the need for urgent intervention” was made known to the journalists on Saturday, where he called on the Governor to urgently probe the incumbent Vice Chancellor by setting up a visitation panel citing many reasons as contained in the said letter.

The letter reads in part:

“The use of Ad hoc committee to replace Academic Programme Committee. Tampering with the NUC Approved Academic Programme without recourse to the NUC BMAS which is the template for any sound and valid academic Programme in the Nigerian University.

“Suspension and recommending ASUU leadership and Congress member for termination of appointment in utter disregard to the non-victimisation clause as contained in the MoU reached for the suspension of the July – October, 2016 withdrawal of service action meant to press for the payment of several months salary and deductions.

ASUU also alleged the Vice Chancellor of flagrantly disregarding a recommendation of the last visitation panel that nobody that is above 70 years should be appointed as an employee of the Adekunle Ajasin University (even with the existence of the White Paper that has been used to sack some academics, Prof. Ajibefun, on the insistence of ASUU, said no Law stops him from appointing people above 70 years).

“Appointment of Prof. Adebayo Babatunde Aromolaran who was dismissed from Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, into the University to destabilise the fledgling Faculty of Agriculture. Prof. Aromolaran had not been involved in academic activities for almost ten years. He was working with an NGO outside the country before his appointment.

“Illegal transfer of academic staff by Management, presided over by him. His use of a Horticulturist to head the University Works and Services department when there were competent Engineers, Architects and Surveyors.

“Illegal recruitment of academic and non academic staff by the authorities of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, without following laid down procedures for employment. Procurement of ₦650 Million Science equipment that is obsolete", it ended. 

One of the senior lecturers, who prefers to be anonymous opined that the above was part of the grand plan to cause confusion in the system. We never discussed the above issue on the floor of the congress.

Another lecturer who also prefer to be anonymous as well wrote:
"After reading the said letter it confirmed the rumour that Dr Sola Fayose and his co travellers are executing the grand plot of depriving professors from Ikale land or any part of Ondo South Senatorial District from superintend over AAUA.

This letter is part of the plan to turn the peaceful University to a theatre of ethnic crisis. At this point of our State life we do not need this ethnic politics of pull him down because is a southerner.
For how long are we going to continue to be playing politics with our educational development in Ondo State?

It is on record that one of Dr Fayose 's footsoldiers had on the floor of the congress said that he VC had 76 days to leave office after APC must have taken over government in Ondo State. Dr Sola Fayose who presided over the congress never restrained him.

Are we still in the Stone Age that who becomes VCs of our universities would be determined by political parties or where one hails from? Party politics and ethnicity had brought huge retrogression to our educational development and we are yet to learn a lesson from it.

The VC is apolitical academic and he should be allowed to complete his tenure for the benefits of the students of AAUA and the educational development of the State and also to avoid an avoidable crisis in the now peaceful University.

Dr Sola Fayose and his co Avengers should stop this attitude of giving a dog a bad name in order to hang it.
There must be peace in Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko", he submitted.

Also reacting, a Professor in the citadel of learning provided the following facts:
1. The VC has barely spent 2years.
2. His immediate and penultimate predecessors were from Ondo, Ileoluji and Akure.
3. Nobody ganged up against them
4. When Professor Funsho Akere was VC, there was gang up against him. He won the most friendly VC from National ASUU. Yet, this same set of people ganged up against him as he could not complete his tenure. People from Okitipupa Division as it was then kept quiet in the face of gang up against their person.
5. The same gang up against the VC is ethnic base using ethnically bias Executive of ASUU. All the issues raised in the letter to the Governor were not true. They were not discussed on the floor of the congress. There was a time when a professor from Akure, openly said on the floor of the congress that the VC had only 76 days to go.
The chairperson didn't restrain him. You can confirm this from any other contact you know in Akungba
6. If we keep quiet in the face of the gang up against someone who is very humble and not power drunk just because he is first from Okitipupa and two from FUTA, we are unwittingly submitting ourselves to the second class citizens of Ondo State.
7. There was a time when admission was a one man affairs and totally taken out of the control of academic staff and some people were making fortunes, our chairperson never complained. It is a big surprise that he could complain now that admission is taken back to academic staff who are the custodians and who ensure that it was merit driven

Another lecturer who went down memory lane reacted to the issue, said, "concerning registration fees, the student should be grateful to the VC who devised flexible mode of payment.

When Mimiko was here, there was no room for late registration. Once any student failed to register before the portal was closed, it was extra year. Even when such student wrote the exam, the exam would be cancelled. Time and money wasted for a whole year.

When the VC came on board, his attention was drawn to the wasted time, energy and money. A moderate penalty was charged for what would have led to lost of studentship and extra year.

Please, which one is better between hell fire and heaven? It's like that fellow likes hell. In addition to being student friendly, some offences that would naturally attract expulsion were reduce to expulsion for one semester or two. Someone still says he prefers darkness to light. There is God oh!"




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