By Kelvin Obambon
The Governing Council of Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, did not suspend the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, contrary to reports on some news platforms.
The Vice Chancellor was reported to have been suspended by the Governing Council of the University following an alleged directive from the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa. According to reports, the Minister was dissatisfied with the Governing Council’s investigation report that exonerated the Vice Chancellor of sexual harassment levelled against him by a female staff of the University, Engr. Folasade Adebayo.
But documents made available to the Paradise News, confirmed the Council only approved six months accumulated Annual and Research Leave for the VC. According to the Registrar of the school, Mufutau Ibrahim, the approval followed a request by the Vice Chancellor.
“The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) at its 7th emergency meeting held online on Monday 14th April, 2025, considered the request of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina to proceed on his accumulated Annual and Research leave and approved six (6) months, being 126 working days out of his total entitlements of 228 days with effect from today, Monday, 14th April, 2025.
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“In addition, the Governing Council appointed Prof. Olubunmi S. Shittu, the incumbent Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academics, who is also the most senior of the three Deputy Vice-Chancellors, as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University for a period of six months with effect from today, Monday, 14th April, 2025,” a letter from the Registrar and Secretary to Council reads.
FUOYE’s Governing Council led by the Pro Chancellor and Chairman, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, had in January 2025 constituted a committee to investigate the allegations and make recommendations.
Accordingly, the Registrar and Secretary to Council, in a statement on Wednesday last week, disclosed that the Council, during its extraordinary meeting on 8 April 2025, considered the reports of the committee, and thus cleared the Vice Chancellor on the allegation of sexual harassment.
