Fed. University, Oye-Ekiti, suspends Registrar over alleged misconduct, appoints acting registrar

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BY REBECCA AJANI

THE Governing Board of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, has suspended the Registrar of the institution, Olatunbosun Odusanya, with immediate effect, over alleged misconduct.

The Deputy Registrar, Vice-Chancellor’s Office, Mufutau Ibrahim, has also been appointed as Acting Registrar by the Council with immediate effect.

This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media Matters to the Vice-Chancellor, Wole Balogun, made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti.

The registrar was said to have been suspended to give room for an unhindered investigation into allegations of misconduct leveled against him over irregularities in recent appointments.

According to the statement, Odusanya’s suspension was conveyed to him via a letter, dated April 20, 2021, signed by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, and copied to all appropriate quarters of the University community.

The letter, titled, ‘Suspension From the University’, read, “You would please note that consequent upon the consideration of the report of the Committee on the review of appointments made in the University from August 1, 2020, to February 2021 by Council, you were recently queried via our memo Ref. No: FUOYE/VC/CD/007, dated 6th April 2021, for the act of misconduct in the appointments.

“The staff Disciplinary Committee which was constituted by Council has considered your written representation and found it unacceptable to exculpate you from the act of misconduct.

“In line with the Regulations governing the Conditions of Service of Senior Staff on CONTIS 06 and the above in the University, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, on behalf of Council, has directed that your appointment be suspended from the University with half salary, with immediate effect, pending the determination of the case against you.”

When contacted, Odusanya confirmed receiving the letter of suspension.

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