Confusion As VC, Provost Claim Head Of Ondo Varsity
The academic community of the Adeyemi University
of Education, Ondo is in a dilemma over who now
heads the institution between Prof. Richard King and
Prof. Olukoya Ogen.
King was appointed as the vice-chancellor of the
institution in May, 2015, when the College of
Education was upgraded to a university while Ogen
was still the provost of the college.
It was gathered that confusion set in following the
purported reversal of the status of the school to that
of a college of education and Ogen, who had earlier
vacated the position following the upgrade of the
institution, was asked to resume as the provost.
A recent media report had indicated that all the
colleges of education upgraded to universities by the
Jonathan administration had been reversed to their
former status by Buhari.
Other affected colleges of education include the
Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State;
Federal College of Education, Kano and the Alvan
Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo
State.
To this end, a source said letters were sent to all the
‘sacked’ provosts of the affected institutions to return
to their duty posts.
Ogen was said to have also received the letter of
resumption which, according to a source, was dated
August 19.
However, a reliable source on the campus disclosed
that King, on Monday, issued a circular to all the staff
of AUE that he remained the head of the institution
despite the fact that the Federal Government had
issued a letter of resumption to Ogen as the provost
of the college.
According to the source, the memo stated that King
claimed that he had not received any memo from the
Federal Government directing him to leave as the
vice- chancellor.
Meanwhile, a member of the management staff, who
spoke with our correspondent on condition of
anonymity, confirmed the development and said the
staff were confused over who to obey.
According to him, there has not been any official
announcement from the government and the school
also has not received any circular to that effect.
When contacted on telephone, the Public Relations
Officer of the institution, Mr. Moses Akinfolarin,
declined to comment, saying, “ I have no comment
on it.”
Source: http://www.punchng.com/education/
confusion-as-vc-provost-claim-head-of-ondo-varsity/
of Education, Ondo is in a dilemma over who now
heads the institution between Prof. Richard King and
Prof. Olukoya Ogen.
King was appointed as the vice-chancellor of the
institution in May, 2015, when the College of
Education was upgraded to a university while Ogen
was still the provost of the college.
It was gathered that confusion set in following the
purported reversal of the status of the school to that
of a college of education and Ogen, who had earlier
vacated the position following the upgrade of the
institution, was asked to resume as the provost.
A recent media report had indicated that all the
colleges of education upgraded to universities by the
Jonathan administration had been reversed to their
former status by Buhari.
Other affected colleges of education include the
Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State;
Federal College of Education, Kano and the Alvan
Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo
State.
To this end, a source said letters were sent to all the
‘sacked’ provosts of the affected institutions to return
to their duty posts.
Ogen was said to have also received the letter of
resumption which, according to a source, was dated
August 19.
However, a reliable source on the campus disclosed
that King, on Monday, issued a circular to all the staff
of AUE that he remained the head of the institution
despite the fact that the Federal Government had
issued a letter of resumption to Ogen as the provost
of the college.
According to the source, the memo stated that King
claimed that he had not received any memo from the
Federal Government directing him to leave as the
vice- chancellor.
Meanwhile, a member of the management staff, who
spoke with our correspondent on condition of
anonymity, confirmed the development and said the
staff were confused over who to obey.
According to him, there has not been any official
announcement from the government and the school
also has not received any circular to that effect.
When contacted on telephone, the Public Relations
Officer of the institution, Mr. Moses Akinfolarin,
declined to comment, saying, “ I have no comment
on it.”
Source: http://www.punchng.com/education/
confusion-as-vc-provost-claim-head-of-ondo-varsity/
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