There is confusion at the Adeyemi University of Education, Ondo, Ondo State, over who is in charge of the institution.
A former Provost, Prof. Olukoya Ogen, and the university’s newly appointed Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Richard King are claiming legitimacy to the same VC’s seat.
The new VC was appointed a few weeks to the end of the tenure of former President Goodluck Jonathan, when institution was Adeyemi College of Education.
It was upgraded with three other colleges to a university status.
Before the upgrade, Prof. Ogen was in charge of the college; he left after it became a university.
Members of the university’s community were confused when news got to town that Prof Ogen had been authorised to resume at his previous post and that the upgrade of the institution had been reversed.
It was learnt, two weeks ago, that non-teaching workers of the institution staged a peaceful protest over the alleged plan to reverse the school’s status.
Sources said Prof Ogen was given a letter on August 19 to take return to his previous post as the provost.
The embattled VC was said to have issued a circular yesterday to the workers that he had not received any letter to vacate his seat.
The institution’s management declined comments when our reporter contacted them last night.
But a senior lecturer urged the workers not to fear.
He said the issue would soon be resolved.
According to him, there has not been any official announcement from the Federal Government and the school had not received any circular to that effect.