Technology , Akure, have expressed their displeasure
over the delay in the prosecution of the Vice Chancellor,
Prof . Adebiyi Daramola by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission.
The unions which included Senior Staff Association of
the Nigerian Universities , National Association of
Academics Technologists and the Non Academic Staff
Union have been having crisis with the VC since last
year which had led to a series of protests on the
campus. They also called for the removal of the VC .
Prof . Daramola was arrested by the anti -graft
commission following various petitions over his alleged
financial mismanagement . He was however released the
same day
Speaking with journalists at the SSANU Secretariat in
FUTA on Wednesday, the institution ’ s Chairman of the
Joint Action Congress , Mr. Dele Durojaye said the EFCC
should either arraign the FUTA boss in court or
exonerate him .
He said the EFCC had assured the unions that the
investigation would be concluded in December 2016
after which he ( Daramola) would be arraigned in court .
He urged the EFCC to act on the matter .
Durojaye said , “ I think government needs special court
to try corruption cases because if EFCC told us that
investigation will be concluded by first week of
December, here we are 26th of January ( Wednesday ) ,
he ( Daramola) has still not be charged to court .
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“If EFCC has finished investigation in December, what is
keeping them , why is the man not in court ? If the
Federal Government is sincere in fighting corruption , it
should keep EFCC on its toes by establishing special
courts so that corruption cases do not take time .”
The labour leader insisted that the crisis would not end
and they would not return to work until the VC was
removed, describing him ( Daramola ) as a corrupt
administrator .
He also expressed displeasure over the inability of the
institution ’ s council to use the extant rules of the
university which allowed suspension of any staff or
student under investigation of corruption allegations .
” Till date, Prof . Daramola has proved to be above the
law ( extant rules) which he ( Daramola) had used on
staff and students in the time past , ” he alleged .
The Registrar of the institution , Dr . Modupe Ajayi said
the council and stakeholders in town had intervened in
the crisis.
She noted that since the issue was still before the anti-
graft commission , the council had decided to await the
resolutions of the government agency saddled with the
responsibilities of handling such cases .
Also, when contacted , the Head of Media and Publicity
of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said the Daramola ’ s
case was still with the Ibadan Zonal Office .
“I will find out from there ( ibadan office ) and I will let
you know , ” he stated .
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