Protesters under the aegis of the Coalition of Ondo State Indigenes Against Corruption (COIAC), have asked for the sack of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi.
The call for his sack was coming barely eight months before the expiration of his tenure as the Vice Chancellor of the institution.
Their spokesperson,Feyi Emmanuel, said they decided to storm the governor’s office because the institution under the vice Chancellor was on the verge of collapse.
Emmanuel said that they would not sleep and allow the institution to be run aground.
”We decided to protest from Ondo town to the streets of Akure to let Governor Aiyedatiwa know about ‘ongoing atrocities at UNIMED.
”The institution Fatusi inherited is now in a sorry state. UNIMED is our institution of pride in Ondo State.
“It is the foremost leading institution in the country in the field of medicine and other relevant medical courses.
“We are sorry to report that an institution Prof. Fatusi inherited has become a sorry state.
“The institution needs to be rescued from the grip of Fatusi. Prof Fatusi’s only mission is to leave the school in ruins.
“Our demand is simple. Fatusi must go. He has wrecked and crippled the institution financially.
“Mr. Governor, we urge you to urgently intervene and sack Fatusi. He has rendered our people jobless by ensuring that 70 per cent of UNIMED staffers are non-indigenes.
“We demand that the financial status of UNIMED be investigated because we know UNIMED is bankrupt. UNIMED council members are all contractors.
“He is an administrative vampire and lacks managerial ability.”
But in a swift response, the institution’s Spokesman, Isaac Oluyi, described the allegations as “spurious and the handiwork of detractors who did not understand how universities work all over the world or have little or no knowledge about UNIMED.
Oluyi said, “This is the first specialized university of medical sciences in Nigeria that has grown in leaps and bounds under Professor Adesegun Fatusi with visible evidence in terms of accomplishments.
” We invite the whole world to come and see for themselves.
” Results do not lie. The footprints of Professor Fatusi in terms of remarkable achievements are there even for a blind man to see.
“How can anybody say that a university ranked as 4th best university among the state-owned universities in Nigeria under Fatusi be in ruins?
” This is completely laughable! For whosoever cares to know the truth, we invite you to our fast-growing university under the able leadership of Professor Fatusi, a man who prioritises merit over any other primordial sentiment.”
