Lagos State University authorities have on Thursday, September 7, dismissed 15 lecturers with immediate effect and sanction others for different acts of misconduct.
The
University Governing Council in its 115th meeting approved the
dismissal of 15 academic staff and two non-academic staff. The Council
also demoted One Academic and One Non-Academic Staff.
In
a press release on Friday, September 8, the school explained the
reasons why the lecturers were punished for various offences.
The
offences for which the lecturers were punished include bribery,
falsification of O'Level result and alteration of grades for students.
The statement, which was and signed by Ademola Adekoya the Acting Head, Centre for Information Press and Public Relations reads:
Dr.
Isaac Akinloye, OYEWUNMI, Senior Lecturer, Department of Human
Kinetics, Sports and Health Education, Faculty of Education was
established to have demanded the sum of N50, 000 (Fifty Thousand Naira
only) from 2003 modular year students of Political Science Education on
the sandwich Programme to process their results. He was found culpable
of attempt to obtain money for himself as an inducement to carry out his
duties, and consequently DISMISSED from the service of the University.
Dr.
Adebowale ADEYEMI-SUENU, Senior Lecturer and Acting Head, Department of
History and International studies, Faculty of Arts was established to
have unilaterally altered the results of 12 (Twelve) students already
advised to withdraw by Senate in the Department of History and
International Studies in the 2015/2016 academic session, thereby
changing their status from “withdrawn” to “good standing”. He also
changed the results of some final year students and stragglers outside
the scope of the Departmental decision. Dr. ADEYEMI-SUENU also awarded
grade point of 2.0 to two (2) students in an examination from which they
were absent. This is tantamount to manipulation of Students results in
contravention of provisions of the Conditions and Scheme of Service for
Senior Staff. He was therefore DISMISSED from the service of the
University.
Mr Olatoye Mubin RAJI,
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Religions, (Islamic Studies Unit),
Faculty of Arts, was established to have falsified his November
/December 2000 WAEC O’Level certificate. He was therefore DISMISSED from
the services of University.
Dr.
Olugbenro Bankole ODOFIN, Senior Lecturer, Department of Education
Foundation and Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education was
established to have altered One Hundred and Eighteen (118) students
results and also awarded scores to students who did not sit for the
examination in a certain course. He was therefore DISMISSED from the
services of the University.
Dr.
Adebowale Adebayo ADEMESO, Senior Lecturer, Department of Theatre Arts
and Music, Faculty of Arts, was established to have altered grades in
sixteen (16) courses. He was therefore DISMISSED from the services of
the University.
Dr. John Olufemi
ADEOGUN, Associate Professor, Department of Human Kinetics, Sports and
Health Education, Faculty of Education was found culpable of acts of
dishonesty which is tantamount to misconduct. He was therefore DEMOTED
from the rank of Associate Professor to Senior Lecturer.
Dr.
Scholastica Ebarefimia UDEGBE, Lecturer 1 Department of Marketing,
Faculty of Management Sciences was established to have effected
corrections on One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety-five (1995) results
of students during her tenure as Acting Head, Department of Marketing
between August 2012 and July 2016, in breach of laid down procedure for
effecting correction on students results. In the circumstance, she was
DISMISSED from the services of the University.
Dr.
Olufemi Olugbenga SOYEJU, Lecturer ll in the Department of
Jurisprudence and International Law, Faculty of Law was established to
have defaulted on conditions of his Training Leave bond, and also
abandoned his duty post. Consequently, he is to refund the sum of
#7,919,972. 84 (Seven Million Nine Hundred and Nineteen Thousand Nine
Hundred and Seventy Two Naira Eighty Four kobo) within 30 (Thirty) days
of this decision of the Council. He was also DISMISSED from the services
of the University.
Dr. OLAWALE Ganiyu
RAIMI, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science
was established to have defaulted on conditions of his Training Leave
bond, and also abandoned his duty post. Consequently, he is to refund
the sum of #1,622,727.94 (One Million Six hundred and Twenty Two
Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Seven Naira Ninety Four kobo only)
within 30 (Thirty) days of the decision of the Council. He was also
DISMISSED from the services of the University.
Mr
Ademola Olusola ADESINA, Lecturer ll, Department of Computer Science,
Faculty of Science, was established to have defaulted on conditions of
his Training Leave bond, and also abandoned his duty post. Consequently,
he is to refund the sum of #6,688,204.74 (Six Million Six Hundred and
Eighty Eight Thousand Two Hundred and Four Naira Seventy Four kobo only)
within 30 days (Thirty) days of the decision of Council. He was also
DISMISSED from the services of the University.
Dr.
Shamisudeen Olusesan BADMUS, Lecturer ll, Department of Accounting,
Faculty of Management Sciences, was established to have defaulted on
conditions of his Training Leave bond, and also abandoned his duty post.
Consequently, he is to refund the sum of #11,124,991. 40 (Eleven
Million One Hundred and Twenty Four Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety One
Naira Forty kobo only) within 30 days (Thirty) days of the decision of
Council. He was also DISMISSED from the services of the University.
Dr.
Christiana Ibidun OBAGBUWA, Lecturer ll, Department of Computer
Science, , Faculty of Science, was established to have defaulted on
conditions of her Training Leave bond, and also abandoned her duty post.
Consequently, she is to refund the sum of #8,663,869.04 (Eight Million
Six Hundred and Sixty Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Nine Naira
Four kobo only) within 30 days (Thirty) days of the decision of Council.
She was also DISMISSED from the services of the University.
Dr.
Emmanuel Sesofia ASAPO, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical and
Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, was established to have
defaulted on conditions of his Training Leave bond, and also abandoned
his duty post. Consequently, he is to refund the sum of #2,610,269.57 (
Two Million Six Hundred and Ten Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty Nine
Naira Fifty Seven kobo only) within 30 days (Thirty) days of the
decision of Council. He was also DISMISSED from the services of the
University.
Mr Lateef Babatunde SALAMI,
Lecturer ll, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, was
established to have defaulted on conditions of his Training Leave bond,
and also abandoned his duty post. Consequently, he was also DISMISSED
from the services of the University.
Olubukola
Adetoun OYENIYA, Assistant Research Fellow, Center for Environmental
Sciences and Sustainable Development, was established to have defaulted
on conditions of her Training Leave bond, and also abandoned her duty
post. Consequently, she is to refund the sum of #6,180,233.04 (Six
Million One Hundred and Eighty Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty Three
Naira Four kobo only) within 30 (Thirty) days from the date of the
decision of Council. She was also DISMISSED from the services of the
University.
Dr. Fatimat Oluwatoyin
BAKARE, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Chemical and Polymer
Engineering, Faculty of Engineering was established to have defaulted on
conditions of her Training Leave bond, and also abandoned her duty
post. Consequently, she is to refund the sum of #9,125,341.29 (Nine
Million One Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Three Hundred and Forty One
Naira Twenty Nine kobo only) within 30 (Thirty) days of the decision of
Council. Council also DISMISSED her from the services of the
University.
Mr Ernest ODILI, Assistant
Security Officer was established to have illegally collected the sum of
#120,000 (One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira only) with the intention
of upgrading the result of a part time B.Sc Computer Science student in
2012. He was accordingly DISMISSED from the services of the
University.
Mr Ramon Ajose ALLI (former
Head Machine Operator) was established to have collected the sum of
#20,000 (Twenty Thousand Naira only) from Achilike Kingsley to assist
the latter substitute the falsified result in his personal file with
another result. He was therefore DISMISSED from the services of the
University.
Mr Emmanuel Baoku BABATUNDE,
Senior Security officer, was established to have been engaged in
deliberate sabotage of the University security operations. Consequently,
he is to be DEMOTED with effect from 13th February, 2015 to the next
applicable level below his substantive post
The
Joint Council /Senate (Academic) Disciplinary Committee and the Joint
Council (Administrative and Technical Staff) Disciplinary Committee
which heard the cases strictly followed all laid down procedures, and
duly gave opportunity to the individuals involved to defend themselves.
The Lagos State University is poised to continue to quality assure its
processes.
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