The Governing Council of Federal University Oye Ekiti, FUOYE, Ekiti State, Nigeria, has given a clean bill of health to the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, over allegation of sexual harassment brought against him by a deputy director, Engr. Folashade Adebayo.
The Public Relations Officer of FUOYE, Mr. Folusho Ogunmodede, made this known in a press statement he made available to FrontPage on Tuesday.
He said the council described the allegation against the Vice-Chancellor as lacking in merit.
The spokesperson said besides, the council came hard on Engr. Adebayo for dragging the university’s name into disrepute with the allegation, compelling her to tender an unreserved apology to the Council within seven days.
The PRO quoted that Council as having said that “There was no case of sexual harassment thus confirming the earlier investigation by the Nigeria Police Force during which investigation Engr. Adebayo had made a statement that she was not sexually harassed.
“All documents relied on in the investigation by the committee were attached to the report (NPF report, audio, their transcripts, correspondences by the Vice-Chancellor and Engr. Adebayo, minutes of management meetings etc).
“Council condemned the recording of the Vice-Chancellor without his knowledge and consent. All members of council agreed that the recordings were tools for blackmail to confirm Engr. Adebayo as substantive director of works which the Vice-Chancellor has no authority to do.
“Council noted that Engr. Folashade Adebayo never made any complaint of sexual harassment against the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina however.
“Council directed that Engr. Adebayo be warned for bringing the name of the University into disrepute.
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“She is also directed to write a letter of apology to the Council within seven days.”
Meanwhile, the Council also considered the case of chairman SSANU-FUOYE branch, Mr. Benjamin Faleye and Mrs Ayomikun Aluko and gave a verdict that they were found culpable of gross misconduct.
The duo were asked to write letters of apology to the Council within seven days.
It would be recalled that FUOYE began a probe of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Fasina, over alleged sexual harassment in January.
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.
Against the backdrop of the negative effect of the negative report on the university, the council said it was necessary to carry out a probe.
To that effect, a nine member committee was set up.
The committee was directed to investigate the source of the viral audios 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 to investigate any other matter relating to the allegations.
