The Administration of Ambrose Alli College (AAU), Ekpoma, on Monday, dismissed allegations of economic impropriety levelled towards the brand new Governing Council of the establishment by a web-based media platform.
Briefing newsmen in Benin, Otunba Mike Ade Aladenika, Principal Assistant Registrar (Info, Communication, and Public Relations), described the report as “reality turned on its head” and “sponsored write-up supposed to cry wolf the place there’s none.”
It might be recalled that a web-based medium reported that the Odafen-led Governing Council, at its first assembly, allegedly ordered the switch of the college fund from the First Financial institution to Globus Financial institution for fastened depositing for 3 and 6 months, a improvement which the stakeholders say is hurting the administration of the college, together with immediate cost of wage within the college.
In keeping with the web report, the alleged switch from the college’s First Financial institution Account and the fixing of the college’s fund, amounting to greater than #1.5 billion naira, for 3 and 6 months in Globus Financial institution had some influential and highly effective personalities within the Governing Council and Authorities with enterprise curiosity.
Aladenika, who dismissed the allegations as baseless and aimed toward demarketing the college, stated, “It’s unlucky that some people have turn out to be instruments for divisive components in search of to deliver the establishment down.”
Responding to the allegation of economic impropriety levelled towards the Governing Council, Aladenika acknowledged, “On the Governing Council’s first assembly, members reviewed the college’s monetary information and found idle funds in varied accounts. To maximise returns, the council selected Globus Financial institution’s 15% rate of interest provide, anticipated to yield not less than ₦100 million in curiosity. This may assist offset monetary burdens.”
Aladenika emphasised the significance of in search of data and verifying information, saying, “We urge stakeholders to ignore baseless allegations and help the college’s progress.”
Aladenika equally referred to as on the management of the College’s Chapter of ASUU to permit a convivial ambiance of mutual understanding to attempt to collectively develop the establishment
Aladenika, who acknowledged this in response to a press launch issued by the union, stated, “Our comrades in ASUU could imply properly of their varied calls for of their launch, however ought to know that life is give-and-take ASUU and different unions, associations, co-exist on this ecosystem. We should always all have concepts that AAU has the potential to be better than what now we have now.
“Three months within the life span of the Governing Council is probably not sufficient for it to have the ability to tackle the catalogues of issues inherited from the SIT.
“Is it the backlog of unpaid salaries, the non-promotion of workers, the non-conducive working ambiance, amongst different issues that have been inherited however have now been addressed?
“The Governing Council led by its Chairman, Dr Omo-Ehijele Frank Odafen, is working. Let’s proceed to help them. Staff have been appraised and promoted. These faraway from the payroll have been restored and have steadily been paid. Those that have been allegedly victimised have gotten justice. The Truths and Reconciliation Panel is attending to a whole bunch of petitions.”
The college spokesman stated that over 90% of workers and college students within the Ambrose Alli College neighborhood are proud of the Dr Omo-Ehijele Frank Odafen-led Governing Council and solicited the help and confidence of all.
