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AAU ASUU Chairman Raises Alarm Over Alleged Threat To Life

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June 28, 2020
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AAU ASUU Chairman Raises Alarm Over Alleged Threat To Life

Dr. Monday Igbafen

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Dr. Monday Igbafen, Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma chapter, has raised alarm over alleged threat to his life and property for carrying out his union activities.

He alleged that the threat came from the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ignatius A. Onimawo.

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This was contained in a petition, titled, ‘Threat to my life and personal safety by the Vice Chancellor’, made available to newsmen in Benin City.

The petition was addressed to the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of the university, and copied the Police Area Commander, Ekpoma, Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and Department of Security Service (DSS), Ekpoma.

In the letter, the union chairman insisted that the alleged negative comment of the vice-chancellor on the certificate and qualifications of Governor Godwin Obaseki must be probed.

According to Igbafen, “I write to bring to your notice a personal fear for the security of my life and that of my job following the threat issued against my person by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ignatius A. Onimawo, of our dear university, via his personal telephone number.

“My alleged instant offence that warranted the threat of the vice-chancellor is for carrying out union’s activity in my capacity as chairperson of the university’s chapter of the Academy Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), particularly for daring to write and sign a union letter, which is probably considered to be offensive by the vice-chancellor, a letter which the union copied the Visitor to the university, the Secretary to Edo State Government, Commissioner for Education and the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council,” he added.

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On the issue of Obaseki’s certificate as published in an online medium, Igbafen tasked those saddled with the responsibility of investigating those behind the said publication to do so for the leadership of ASUU-AAU chapter to be exonerated.

“However, a particular comment on the rebuttal story of the vice-chancellor on the Nairaland forum insinuated that the leadership of ASUU in the university and the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council cannot be exonerated from the whole controversy, as an attempt to get at the vice-chancellor.

“Having received this allegation, which the union considers to be very serious, the said memo was written to draw the attention of the vice-chancellor to it and the urgent need to conclude his promised investigation into the serious issue and to also ensure that the maker of the said comment of the involvement of ASUU leadership and the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council is/are tracked, identified and made to prove his/their allegation,” he stated.

Igbafen wondered why the vice chancellor had decided to turn the heat on him.

“I am extremely worried why the vice chancellor should personally identify me for the ‘kill’ over an issue that is essentially that of the union.

“To say the least, I am terribly afraid for my life and job given the influence and enormous powers that a Vice Chancellor wields both in and out of the university,” Igbafen in the press statement said.

Responding, the university’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Edward Aihevba, said the ASUU chairman lacked coordination and should direct his issue to the appropriate quarters, rather than dragging the name of the vice-chancellor into his problem.

Tags: Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)Ambrose Alli UniversityChairmanDr. Monday IgbafenEkpoma chapterRaises Alarm Over Alleged Threat To Life
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