FUOYE Students Protest Alleged Extortion By Management
Students of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, (FUOYE) Tuesday protested alleged extortion, by a member of the institution’s management.
The protesters, who barricaded the main gate of the institution, accused one lecturer and Acting Dean, Student Affairs, Dr Malomo, of allegedly collecting the sum of N500 from some students in the name of organising tutorial for them without issuing receipts.
Malomo was not on campus to react to the students’ allegation while his mobile phone was switched off.
Due to the protest, academic and non-academic staff were prevented from gaining entry into the campus for normal activities by the students who demanded the immediate removal of the Acting Dean Student Affairs and the reinstatement as well as extension of the tenure of the out-gone Dean, Student Affairs, Dr Olugbenga Adeyemi.
The other demands of the protesters include immediate commencement of the process for the conduct of the election of the Institution’s Students’ Union Government and the removal of external security personnel now that the school had fully resumed after the strike occasioned by the Non Academic Staff Union.
The students later opened the main after an urgent meeting was held with their representatives by the management of the institution.
Akinnibosun insisted that the tenure of Adeyemi as Dean Students Affairs must be extended till the end of 2017.
Other resolutions reached with the management included, the refund of the alleged N500 collected from the affected students for tutorials with effect from Tuesday, July 25 and the conduct of SUG election in the next three weeks.
Dr Adeyemi, who later addressed the protesters, asked them to go back to the various hostels and allow normal activities to commence.
Adeyemi said he has no issues with the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof., Kayode Soremekun as well as the person of Dr Malomo, saying, ” let me tell you (students) that in the last one and half years that I have occupied the position of the Dean, Student Affairs, I have been carrying out my legitimate duties as directed by the VC.
“I have no issues with Professor Kayode Soremekun as well as the person of Dr Malomo. The VC has the right to appoint anybody, any time into any position. I want to tell you that the VC gave approval for me to visit six universities in the country to study them for free, fair and credible elections as part of processes for the SUG election in FUOYE.
“Parts of the resolutions reached this morning with the management on your behalf is that SUG election will hold in the next three weeks.”
