There seems to be no end to the agitation and confusion characterising the appointment of vice chancellors in many Nigerian universities.
While the University of Ibadan is just emerging from the crisis that had marred its in the past few months, the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, has also run into trouble waters.
The process of selection of its new VC has been suspended due to a crisis symbolised by 120 petitions confronting it.
According to ‘Premium Times’, this was revealed by Adeyinka Ademuyiwa, Deputy Director, Corporate Services of FUOYE.
He said in a statement:
“A new process will commence shortly.
“In a session presided over by Council Chairman, Dr Mohammed Lawan Yahuza on Wednesday December 9, 2020 where all members were in attendance including officials of the National Universities Commission, NUC, members agreed to temporarily halt the ongoing process and thanked NUC officials for their support and encouragement.
“FUOYE Governing Council remains committed to credible, transparent, fair and just processes and is open to suggestions and corrections that will help deliver on this onerous assignment.
“Both Dr Yahuza and Vice Chancellor,Prof Kayode Soremekun wish to appreciate the diligence, steadfastness, commitment and patriotism of Council Members, Friends of FUOYE particularly NUC officials and those of the federal ministry of education for their unalloyed support in this critical moment.
“Since FUOYE is handling the processes of appointing the Vice-Chancellor for the first time, human errors are bound to occur in what is essentially a learning process. The good thing is that FUOYE Team is ever ready to correct such errors and deliver acceptable appointment processes.
“The Governing Council will recovene again today, Thursday December 10,2020 to chart the way forward to further underscore it’s unflinching and unshaken resolution to deliver credible, transparent, fair and just processes which will lead to emergence of a new Vice-Chancellor. I thank you for listening.”
