The management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has cautioned the national leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), led by Muhammad Haruna Ibrahim, against engaging in “political blackmail and malicious propaganda” aimed at the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina.
The warning came in response to a recent press briefing in Ado-Ekiti on Monday, where SSANU leaders accused Prof. Fasina of plotting to influence the forthcoming Ekiti governorship election and urged the Federal Government to remove him to “restore peace” on campus.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Vice-Chancellor’s Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Wole Balogun, FUOYE’s management dismissed the allegations as a “desperate and unrelenting smear campaign.”
The university accused the union leadership of a coordinated effort to tarnish the Vice-Chancellor’s image following earlier alleged failed attempts to implicate him in baseless claims of sexual harassment. The statement labeled the latest accusations as “nothing but lies from the pit of hell.”
FUOYE also alleged that certain leaders of its SSANU chapter were guilty of gross misconduct, violence, and indiscipline. It cited a recent incident on October 14, 2025, where they allegedly tried to disrupt a peaceful staff meeting convened by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Senator Ndoma Egba (SAN).
The university concluded by reiterating its commitment to maintaining peace and academic excellence and warned that it would take disciplinary action against anyone found undermining the institution’s stability and reputation.
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