Ekanola, who succeeded Prof. Idowu Olayinka on December 1 as acting VC, mooted the idea of the meeting to have a road map before the expiration of his six months tenure.
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The occasion was the Third Senator Abiola Ajimobi Foundation ceremony and public lecture organised in collaboration with the Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies of the University of Ibadan, where late Ajimobi was given admission for Ph.D before he died on June 25, 2020.
The two universities: University of Ibadan, Oyo State and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State, were endowed with N20 million each over the next two years to embark on massive research to promote innovation to drive socio-economic development in the country.
From the impression created by the unions in the university, especially the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, it appeared Olayinka had no redeeming quality.
The summon to the meeting was contained in a letter from the National Universities Commission.
Ekanola scored the highest votes among the five candidates for the election that took place on Monday
The election, conducted on Monday, was as a result of the intervention of the National Universities Commission’s in the crisis that plagued the process for the emergence of a successor for the incumbent, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, and a directive that he must hand over latest by December 1, 2020 to an acting VC
The incumbent, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, has been directed by the National Universities Commission to hand over to one of the professors to be chosen in acting capacity either on November 30 or December 1, 2020
The National Universities Commission had last week directed the outgoing VC to hand over, in acting capacity, to a replacement to be chosen by the university’s Senate between November 30 and December 1
The information was contained in a statement by the VC on Sunday.
The NUC made its position known in a letter dated November 27, 2020 by its Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, to the Pro-Chancellor of the university
It also directed the outgoing vice chancellor to recuse himself from the senate meeting that will decide the eventual winner of the seat.
This is coming on the heels of more withdrawals by candidates who are potential replacements for the incumbent, hinging it on allegations of unfairness.
Their withdrawal from the race was convened to the Deputy Registrar (Senate, Admission and Affiliated Institutions), Morenike F. Afolabi, who was accused of convening the meeting in an impromptu manner.
The BIR boss in a statement made available to newsmen, declared that there was no evidence of shady financial dealings between the BIR and the University of Ibadan or other Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies on the Pay As You Earn tax liability audit process for the periods of 2012 to 2018 and 2019.
The meeting was announced in an invitation to members of the Senate by the university.
In the petition made available to newsmen, the group, headed by Comrade Bala Ayodele, sent it to the Federal Ministry of Education, Department of State Services, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission and the National Universities Commission.
This was contained in a confidential memo sent to all members of the Council.
ASUU-UI Chairman, Ayo Akinwole, said in a statement on Tuesday that the action was in the spirit of the ongoing strike.
The Joint Action Committee of the unions at a press conference held at the ivory tower also denied that they assumed the responsibility of appointing a vice chancellor for the university.