Olu.Babalola, Ibadan
Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to
make its findings on its petition over University of Ilorin corruption allegations public without
further delay.
ASUU noted with dismay that since
29th December, 2016 that it submitted petition against the former
Vice Chancellor Professors I.O Oloyede and A.G Ambali the agency against its
mode of operation has maintained inglorious silence to the petition unlike the
manner the agency picked up administrators in Obafemi Awolowo University and
Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta.
In the petition were allegations
of pension fraud, financial corruption, nepotism and other serious offenses
allegedly perpetrated by these actors at the University of Ilorin.
A release signed by the Ibadan
Zone Coordinator of the Union Dr Ade Adejumo said the union is “unable to
fathom the rationale behind this long silence of your agency over the reported
corruption cases at the university of Ilorin”
Adejumo wondered why close to two
years after the submission of the petition which border on serious economic and
financial crimes the anti-corruption agency is has not deemed it fit to invite
any of the alleged offenders.
“our union is surprised that your
agency has not invited the alleged offenders and has not taken any steps
towards bringing them to justice. Our apprehension is compounded by the fact
that, not too,long ago, the spokesperson of the University of Ilorin Mr Kunle
Akogun, in a Radio program, reported that your agency without recourse to due
process has “thrown the petition into dustin””
ASUU therefore asked the agency
to immediately make its findings on these very serious allegations public and
bring the affected persons to justice.
According to ASUU, make the
findings public “will not only instill public confidence in the operations of
your agency but also absolve your agency of the institutions that it applies
double standards ad colludes with criminals to suppress justice”
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