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  • Prof. Elujoba: OAU students force judge to reverse remand order

    Prof. Elujoba: OAU students force judge to reverse remand order

    Students and workers of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) on Tuesday forced a judge at the Osun State High Court, Ede, Justice Oladimeji David, to reverse his earlier order remanding the ex -Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Anthony Elujoba, in Ilesha prison.

    The reversal came after the students and workers protested the judge’s ruling and locked the courtroom.

    They also prevented the judge and other officials from leaving the court premises.

    This continued until the judge ordered that the former vice chancellor should be sent to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) custody as demanded by the protesting group.

    Justice David also rescheduled the case from July 19 to July 14.

    Members of the institution’s Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) were more vocal in their protest as one of its members broke an egg on the court’s exit to prevent the judge and others from leaving the courtroom when they heard that the ex-vice chancellor should be kept at Ilesha prison.

    Some OAU students and workers also broke the court’s gate to forcefully remove Prof. Elujoba from the scene, but he refused to leave the place, saying “he will not go against the court order.”

    Prof. Elujoba and the university’s bursar, Mrs. Josephine Akeredolu, are standing trial for alleged misappropriation of N1.4 billion.

     

  • ASUU protest ex-OAU VC’s detention

    ASUU protest ex-OAU VC’s detention

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, chapter, on Monday protested the detention of the former Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Anthony Elujoba, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC.)

    The ASUU demanded immediate release of Elujoba and the bursar, Mrs. Josephine Akeredolu, who have been in EFCC custody since last Friday when they were arraigned before an Osun State High Court, Ede.

    The ASUU members, who carried placards with various inscriptions including “Free Elujoba now and prosecute real thieves,” were singing solidarity songs and protesting round the OAU campus.

    Elujoba and Akeredolu were docked for alleged involvement in corrupt practices and financial improprieties.

    Addressing journalists, the chairman of the ASUU OAU Caretaker Committee, Dr. ‘Niyi Sunmonu, said they believed that Elujoba did not commit any financial crime, adding that he was only being unjustly victimized, humiliated and incarcerated.

    He said: “Prof. Anthony Elujoba brought unprecedented peace and stability to OAU during his less than one year tenure. As the acting VC, he has Godly, fair, just, honest and transparent qualities which silenced the enemies of progress in OAU. He addressed the welfare of workers and students with vigour, resulting in an unprecedented number of staff promotions and restoration of peaceful students’ union.

    “Following agitation of workers for payment of their legitimate allowances and the discovery of a floating huge sum of university’s fund illegally kept away from the Treasury Single Account. Prof. Elujoba approved the payment of N300,000 and N150,000 to each senior and junior member of staff, respectively.

    “This payment and his other financial actions were subsequently given covering approval by the Governing Council as empowered. Similarly payment (N450,000 and N150,000 respectively) was made to workers during the tenure of Prof. Elujoba. The man did not embezzle or mismanage any university fund.

    “In an attempt to sanitize the system and address vital and critical issues affecting the university. Prof. Elujoba set up 37-specific fact-finding Task Forces. Most of these task forces had submitted their reports and White Papers through the university Senate to the Governing Council.”

  • Court remands ex-OAU VC, Bursar in EFCC custody

    Court remands ex-OAU VC, Bursar in EFCC custody

    A High Court sitting in Ede, Osun State, on Friday remanded the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, Prof. Anthony Elujoba, in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) custody.

    Elujoba and the university bursar, Mrs. Josephine Akeredolu, were arraigned for allegedly involving in corrupt practices and financial irregularities.

    The presiding judge, Justice David Oladimeji, ordered that the suspects be remanded in EFCC custody.

    The Commission arrested Elujoba and Akeredolu over alleged corruption and abuse of office on Wednesday.

    The accused persons were arraigned on a seven-count charge of intent to steal money belonging to the institution.

    They were also accused of conspiring to defraud the university, among others.

    The defence lead counsel, Ibrahim Lawal, who had earlier filed a bail application, pleaded with the court not to grant the prosecution prayer to remand the defendants in Ilesha prison but in EFCC custody, pending the hearing of the application.

    Justice Oladimeji granted the prayer of the defence counsel and ordered that Prof. Elujoba and Mrs. Akeredolu be remanded in EFCC custody pending hearing of their bail application next Tuesday.

  • OAU gets new Registrar, Bursar

    OAU gets new Registrar, Bursar

    The Governing Council of  Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun, has  approved  the appointment of  Mr David  Awoyemi as the new Registrar of the institution.

    The Council of  the institution also approved the appointment of  Mrs Josephine Akeredolu  as the new Bursar.

    The institution’s spokesman, Mr  Abiodun Olarewaju, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Ile-Ife.

    The statement said while the  appointment of Akeredolu as the new bursar took  immediate effect, that of  Awoyemi would  be effective from June 1.

    Until his new appointment, Awoyemi  was the Director of Academic Affairs in  the university.

    He holds a B.A (Hons) in Philosophy, Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations and an M.Sc in International Relations, all from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.

    The new bursar  has a Masters  degree in Business Administration from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.

     

     

    She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants  of Nigeria and the Nigerian Institute of Management. (