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Adebisi Adelaja Oye-Ekiti, 11 September 2025 — The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) on Thursday witnessed heightened tension as non-teaching staff members under the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) staged a mass protest across the campus. The protest followed a joint congress of the three unions earlier in the day, where workers resolved to take to the streets over issues ranging from unpaid relocation allowances, non-payment of August salaries, withheld arrears, alleged maladministration, and what they described as “gross misplacement of priorities” by university management. The protesting workers carried placards with bold inscriptions that captured their frustrations and demands. Some of the slogans read: “Pay Our Relocation Allowance in Full — Enough of Excuses!” “No August Salary, No Peace in FUOYE!” “Stop Cheating 2020 & 2021 Staff — Pay Our Arrears...

Akin Akinsoluga The governance crisis rocking the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has taken a darker turn, as new revelations point to what staff describe as a deliberate campaign to punish whistleblowers and shield abuse of power under the guise of council authority. At the centre of the storm is Engr. Mrs. Folasade Adebayo, a senior staff member at the Directorate of Works and Services, who was reportedly sexually harassed by former Vice Chancellor, Professor Sunday Fasina. Instead of receiving institutional support, Adebayo was asked to tender a written apology for exposing the abuse, a directive that continues to generate widespread condemnation. But she’s not alone in this ordeal: The university’s SSANU branch chairman and secretary, who courageously brought the harassment case to public attention, were swiftly suspended. Months later, their salaries remain withheld, despite multiple appeals and calls for justice. And now, fresh investigations reveal a disturbing pattern behi...

By Akin Akinsoluga Oye-Ekiti – May 3, 2025 Picture: SUG President, Abiodun Olorunshola Mary and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sunday A ayomi Fasina The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) is facing mounting criticism over its role in the ongoing crisis engulfing the institution. At the heart of the controversy is the Union’s decision to publicly disown a petition submitted by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, demanding the removal of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, and the university’s Governing Council over allegations of administrative misconduct and cover-ups. In a letter titled “Formal Disclaimer and Refutation of the NANS Petition Against the Vice Chancellor and Governing Council of FUOYE,” the SUG leadership, headed by Abiodun Olorunshola Mary (President) and Lateef Yusuff Ife (Secretary-General), accused NANS of acting under external influence and claime...

By Akin Akinsoluga OYE-EKITI — Tensions are mounting at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) following revelations of what many now believe to be a coordinated effort to manipulate financial investigations tied to the administration of Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, the Vice Chancellor currently on controversial and allegedly manipulated leave. At the center of the storm is Jubril Olawale Lawal & Co., a private auditing firm reportedly handpicked by Prof. Fasina during his tenure. The firm’s presence on campus has ignited widespread concern over potential conflicts of interest, as sources allege that Jubril Olawale Lawal, principal of the firm, maintains a personal relationship with Prof. Fasina and was appointed under his direct influence nearly three years ago. The contact detail (08033376825, 08084669021) of the firm was contacted but there was no response. Other individuals reported to be at University including Lawal Jubril Olawale are Benjamin Omonayajo and FCA J.O among ot...

SSANU FUOYE Congratulates SSANU EKSU Chairman on Re-election and Salutes Newly Elected Executives The Chairman of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) Branch, Comrade Faleye Benjamin, has extended warm congratulations to Comrade Aguda Temidayo Azeez on his re-election as the Chairman of SSANU, Ekiti State University (EKSU) Branch. In a goodwill message released shortly after the conclusion of the election held on Wednesday, 16th April 2025, Comrade Faleye described Comrade Aguda’s re-election as a testament to his outstanding leadership, dedication, and commitment to the welfare of SSANU members in EKSU. He also congratulated all the newly elected executives who emerged alongside Comrade Aguda, acknowledging their collective victory as a renewed mandate to serve, protect, and advance the interests of SSANU members at EKSU. “We at SSANU FUOYE Branch rejoice with our sister branch in EKSU on the successful and peaceful conduc...

THE CRISIS OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, OYE-EKITI, AND THE ENTRENCHMENT OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN NIGERIA'S IVORY TOWERS By: Omowumi Ogunrotimi Esq. Over the last three months, Nigeria has found itself in the throes of a reckoning marked by the courageous disclosures of sexual harassment by survivors confronting abusers who wield considerable institutional power. But alongside these voices of resistance, we continue to witness the powerful recoil of institutional complicity. Few cases have exemplified this more starkly than the handling of the sexual harassment allegations brought by Engr. Folasade Adebayo against the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Abayomi Fasina. Despite the presence of documentary and audio evidence, the University’s Governing Council has chosen to absolve the accused and reframe the survivor’s pursuit of justice as an institutional betrayal. As a human rights lawyer and an advocate for systemic change in the resp...

  Sexual Harassment at Workplace: A Condemnation of the Press Release by the Governing Council, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti Made on 8th April, 2025. By: Ajibola Bello, Esq. I have read the Press Release made by the Office of the Registrar, Federal University Oye-Ekiti on the 8th of April, 2025, particularly with regards to the issue of sexual harassment between the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina and a viable and prominent  staff of the University, Engr. Folashade Adebayo, and the irrefutable conclusion I could make from the publication vis-a-vis the audio recording I listened to, is that the said Engr. Adebayo has been unfairly victimised, while the report makes bold appraisal to myopically vindicate the VC, thereby concretising the narrative that in cases of sexual harassment, there is always an unequal bargaining power and the party with the greater weight will unjustly supervene, which makes it very difficult for victims of workplace harassment to come o...