FUOYE blasts SSANU over ‘false claims’ against VC
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 what it described as “political blackmail and malicious propaganda” targeted at the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina.
The warning followed a recent press briefing held in Ado-Ekiti on Monday, where SSANU leaders accused Prof. Fasina of plotting to influence the forthcoming Ekiti governorship election.
The union had also urged the Federal Government to remove him from office 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 institution alleged that the union’s leadership had embarked on a coordinated attempt to tarnish the Vice-Chancellor’s image after earlier failed efforts to implicate him in baseless claims of sexual harassment.
“The latest accusations are nothing but lies from the pit of hell. It is unfortunate that rather than uphold the integrity expected of university staff, some SSANU members have chosen to trade in falsehood and blackmail,” the statement read.
The university also alleged that certain leaders of FUOYE’s SSANU chapter were themselves guilty of gross misconduct, violence, and indiscipline, citing a recent incident in which they allegedly attempted to disrupt a peaceful staff meeting convened on October 14, 2025, by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Senator Ndoma Egba (SAN).
FUOYE reiterated its commitment to maintaining peace and academic excellence on campus, warning that it would not hesitate to take disciplinary action against anyone found undermining the university’s stability and reputation.
