The Governing Council of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, has exonerated the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, of the sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by a senior lecturer.
This is contained in a statement by the university Registrar and Secretary of the council, Mr Mufutau Ibrahim, on Wednesday in Oye -Ekiti.
The council directed Mrs Folasade Adebayo, the accuser, to write a letter of apology to the council within seven days.
It was reported that in February, the university council set up a committee to investigate the sexual harassment allegations levelled against the VC by Adebayo and which the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), FUOYE chapter, constantly pushed for investigation.
The Council said: ‘There was no case of sexual harassment thus confirming the earlier investigation by the Nigeria Police Force during which investigation Engr. Adebayo had made a statement that she was not sexually harassed.
‘All documents relied in the investigation by the committee were attached to the report (NPF report, audio, their transcripts, correspondences by the Vice-Chancellor and Engr. Adebayo, minutes of management meetings etc).
‘Council condemned the recording of the Vice-Chancellor without his knowledge and consent. All members of council agreed that the recordings were tools for blackmail to confirm Engr. Adebayo as substantive director of works which the Vice-Chancellor has no authority to do.
‘Council noted that Engr. Folashade Adebayo never made any complaint of sexual harassment against the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina however’.
Council directed that Engr. Adebayo be warned for bringing the name of the University into disrepute.
‘She is also directed to write a letter of apology to the Council within seven days.
Meanwhile, the Council also considered the case of chairman SSANU- FUOYE branch, Mr. Benjamin Faleye and Mrs Ayomikun Aluko and gave a verdict that they were found culpable of gross misconduct.
The duo were asked to write letters of apology to the Council within seven days.
