Sack Of 13 VCs Unfair, Unlawful, Fayose Insists

AYO FAYOSE

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has again spoken out against the recent sack of 13 vice chancellors by the federal government, saying the action is “unfair and unlawful”.

The federal government last month sacked 12 VCs of some of the newly established federal universities and the VC of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, and named their replacements.

Governor Fayose insisted that the action of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration should be condemned because there was no justification for the sacking of the vice chancellors.

He also warned management of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, to either remit taxes due to the state or risk being shut down.

Speaking when the newly appointed VC of FUOYE, Professor Kayode Soremekun, paid him a courtesy call in his office in Ado-Ekiti, Fayose said any action of the federal government that contradicts commonsense or termed political should be avoided.

“The sack is unfair and unlawful”, he said. “We must allow these institutions to survive us. Every action that will be termed political or against commonsense should be avoided”.

He continued: “I openly condemned the action of the Federal Government in the sack of the vice chancellors. They should respect the laws establishing these institutions”.

“As a governor, I fear no foe. The right of humanity must be respected”, Fayose maintained.

The Ekiti governor also stressed that payment of taxes is germane and important and it should be respected by the school without which it would face the consequences.

Earlier, Prof. Soremekun appealed to Gov. Fayose to show understanding because FUOYE was already remitting 50 per cent of the taxes accruing to the school to Ekiti State Government.

“I think it is fair to compare with what obtains in other institutions like ours across the country. We, therefore, seek the understanding of our governor on this issue”, the VC pleaded.