The management and governing council of the University of Ilorin have suspended and issued suspension letters to two of its lecturers, on the basis of insubordination.
Channel TV reports that the lecturers, Kayode Afolayan and Dr Solomon Oyelekan who are the factional Chairman
and Secretary of the University Chapter
of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), were alleged of insubordination and causing disaffection within the university.
The affected lecturers on their part
alleged that they are being victimized for
exposing corruption in the institution.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof Abdulganiyu
Ambali, while noting that the suspension was necessary and distanced his office from the action.
One of the affected lecturers, Afolayan
noted that though the reason for their suspension was not known but believed it has to do with their blowing of whistle of alleged impunity and corruption in the
institution.
However, another factional Vice Chairman of ASUU, Dr Bode Olumorin has called on the federal government to
come to their aid, adding that since the
government advised people to point out corrupt practices, they should not be
abandoned.
The period for the suspension was not
mentioned in the letter and the suspended lecturers had petitioned their
national body for redress.
With both parties sticking to their
positions, interest groups in the university are looking forward to a
compromise.
It should be recalled that the whistleblowing programme came as an
initiative from the Federal Ministry of Finance as a means of helping the nation get useful information about a couple of things that could draw the nation backwards.
Individuals are encouraged to provide
useful information that entails violation of government financial regulations as
well as procurement procedures, mismanagement or misappropriation of
public funds and assets, financial malpractice, fraud and theft of public
assets.
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