The Governing Council of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, has given the assurance that it will be transparent in its investigation in the case of alleged sexual harassment and victimisation levelled against the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina.
The assurance was given in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Folusho Ogunmodede.
He therefore called on stakeholders not to interfere in the probe, stressing that the university had zero-tolerance for sexual harassment.
The statement reads in part:
“The Governing Council of FUOYE under Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, remains unwavering in its zero-tolerance stance on sexual harassment and misconduct.
“We urge all stakeholders to allow due process to take its course and refrain from interference, speculation, or misinformation over alleged sexual harassment involving the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina.
“FUOYE remains committed to safeguarding the rights and wellbeing of its academic community while upholding the highest ethical standards.
“FUOYE assures students, staff, and stakeholders that the university will continue to provide a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.”
It would be recalled that the council, on January 20, begun a probe of the alleged case of sexual harassment against the vice-chancellor.
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According to the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mufutau A. Ibrahim, in a press statement, the decision to probe followed a number of published audio tapes alleging sexual harassment of a deputy director of works in the university, Engr. (Mrs) Folashade Adebayo, by the vice-chancellor.
A nine member committee was set up and given three weeks to get to the root of the matter and report to the council.
The probe committee was directed to investigate the source of the viral audio recording alleging the immoral moves by the vice-chancellor and the purchase of the positions of the Bursar and Registrar and investigate the motive behind the recording and how the recording gained currency in the social media.
The committee was also directed to investigate the allegations of Engr. Adebayo, particularly the allegation of immoral advances against the vice-chancellor as well as review all previous actions and efforts by the police, the immediate-past chairman of Council and others at unravelling the allegations made by Adebayo against the vice-chancellor.
The committee was also directed to investigate any other matter relating to the allegations.
