Group Wants VC Suspended Over Alleged Sexual Harassment

A group, the Association for Students’ Social Welfare (ASSW), has called connected President Bola Tinubu to suspend the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Fasina, pending the decision of the probe and judicial proceedings into the alleged intersexual harassment  allegation against him.

According to the group, this is the lone way to safeguard justice, guarantee organization integrity and reconstruct bid successful FUOYE.

A pistillate employee  and the institution’s erstwhile acting manager of Works, Mrs Folasade Adebayo, lodged  the ailment against the vice chancellor.

In a property connection signed by the laminitis of the group, Ambassador Victor Adetolaju, connected Saturday, helium faulted the Governing Council of the assemblage for absolving Fasina of intersexual harassment, saying the process was manipulated.

According to the group, Prof. Fasina took the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to tribunal successful an effort to halt the ongoing investigations into the allegations.

“Such actions betray the transparency, accountability, and motivation standards expected of a nationalist serviceman holding specified a delicate position.

“It is, therefore, a sedate injustice and an insult to the corporate integrity of the Nigerian assemblage strategy that this aforesaid idiosyncratic is present being forcibly reinstated done the manipulations of a tainted Governing Council chaired by a partisan fig — successful what tin lone beryllium described arsenic an arranged gathering that defied owed process and the principles of just administration,” helium said.

The radical besides urged the Federal Ministry of Education, the National Universities Commission (NUC), and each anti-corruption agencies to unrecorded up to their law responsibilities by ensuring justness is served successful the matter.

“FUOYE indispensable not beryllium allowed to degenerate into a banana republic of world impunity wherever rules are bent to service idiosyncratic interests, and accountability is replaced by intimidation,” they said.

The radical said, “Section 4(2) of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003 (as amended) provides clearly: Decisions affecting the appointment, suspension, oregon reinstatement of main officers shall beryllium made by the Governing Council astatine a decently constituted meeting.

“This request was brazenly violated. There was nary decently convened meeting, nary lawful vote, and nary corporate decision.

“Instead, the Council Chairman acted unilaterally — usurping the powers of the Council and undermining transparency, checks, and accountability.

“Such actions correspond not simply administrative misconduct but a law breach that undermines the credibility of the Nigerian higher acquisition system.”