Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, (SSANU) yesterday
asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Governing Council of the
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNNAB), Vice Chancellor
Prof Olusola Oyewole.
Oyewole, Pro-Chancellor Adeseye
Ogunlewe and Bursar Moses Olusola Ilesanmi are being tried for alleged
corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Union wants the government to appoint neutral persons to manage the institution’s affairs.
It urged the government to appoint an
acting Bursar based on seniority, experience and competence, pending the
conclusion of proceedings against the accused.
In a November 28 letter to the Minister
of Education, Adamu Adamu, the union reminded the government of public
service rules, which state that when a public officer is charged with a
criminal offence, he should be interdicted from his duties.
The letter, signed by National
President Samson Chijioke Ugwoke, is entitled: “Prof Olusola Bandele
Oyewole and others should step aside as principal officers of the
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB”.
It reminded the government that the Vice-Chancellor was recently arraigned in an Ogun State High Court.
The letter reads: “We wish to remind the
minister that the governing council unlawfully terminated the
appointment of 23 members of staff, including the whistle blowers out
of malice.”
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