By Emmanuel Olorunsola
The Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), has asked the Federal Minister of Education, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related offences (ICPC) to probe the Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, Dr. J. Taiwo Edaogbogun Adekolawole, salary account over an alleged fraud.
The organisation made this request in a Petition Letter dated Monday 22nd of June, 2020, which was signed by CHRSJ’s Executive Chairman, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman. CHRSJ alleged that some funds were misappropriated through fictitious services and projects in the polytechnic.
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CHRSJ urged the Federal Ministry of Education to involve the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation (OHSF) to set up an independent panel of enquiry to investigate official gross misconducts levelled against the rector for possible disciplinary action.
It further stated that the anti- graft bodies in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja should ensure that all the public funds illegally moved out of the Polytechnic treasury be returned to the institution purse with evidence.
It said, “The Rector should be suspended henceforth from office, till the conclusion of all the allegations of financial crimes and gross official misconducts levelled against him, before summary dismissal. Anti- graft bodies should conduct forensic audit into all the Federal Polytechnic Ede Account books from1st of January, 2015 till 30th of June, 2020.
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“EFCC and ICPC should investigate the salary account of Mrs. Olukemi Adekolawole from 1st of January, 2015 till 30th of June, 2020, in order to know the actual salaries collected by her as a result of illegal promotion and upgrading given to her by her husband, the current Rector of the Polytechnic”.
It therefore calls for immediate prosecution of the Rector if found guilty of all the allegations of financial crimes levelled against him in the Petition Letter.
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