How Oshiomhole Sold Dummy To Edo South – PDP

By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State has accused Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of having sold a dummy to the people of Edo South with the establishment of a Tayo Akpata University which he never had the intention of upgrading.

Noting with irony that the newly upgraded university was established the same day as the Edo Varsity, Iyamho, the PDP said that while the latter was raised from scratch to a full fledged university with state of the art infrastructure that nothing was added to Tayo Akpata University.

The PDP’s assertion came as it dismissed the protest by some lecturers of the defunct College of Education, Ekiadolor, which was to provide the ground for the new Tayo Akpata University.

Asserting that the state government was not indebted to the lecturers, the state Publicity Secretary of the ruling PDP, Mr. Chris Osa Nehikhare said the lecturers were only stirring sentiments to cover for their act of insubudination in carrying out lawful directives.

Mr. Nehikhare in a statement in Benin City explained that the staff of College of Education, Ekiadolor were asked to go and resume at Abudu with the closure of the institution but they rejected the offer even after earlier refusing to transfer their services to the state civil service.

The state publicity secretary noted that as a political party, “we consider these protest very serious especially as the allegations of non-payment of salary was adduced as the reason for the protest for a government that is not owing any sector salaries including pension arrears”.

“You will recall that the last APC administration led by Mr. Adams Oshiomhole established two new state universities same day. Tayo Akpata University of Education and Edo University of Science and Technology, Uzaiure, now known and referred to as Edo University  Iyamho.

Adams Oshiomhole had no intention of fulfilling the establishment of Tayo Akpata University of Education while violating all budgetary, financial and accounting rules and regulations to complete his Iyamho project!

“It was obvious Adams Oshiomhole “sold a dummy” to Edo South people and leaders.

“We wondered how a new University was built from scratch, got accreditation and started admitting students even as Tayo Akpata University of Education with existing infrastructure did not have even a toilet added to the existing structures talk less of admitting students in the Adams Oshiomhole administration.

“The newly “established” Tayo Akpata University of Education was eventually shut down, as there was no new student admission while infrastructural improvement was being carried out. As the college of education was winding down, staff salaries were been paid.”

Since the staff are workers of the state government, they were redeployed to the state College of Education with three campuses. They disobeyed the directive even after refusing to be absorbed into the state civil service.

“It would have been abnormal, irresponsible and financially reckless for the state government to pay workers that have been recalcitrant and disobeying lawful directives when their actions and decisions suggest they are no longer interested in working for the state government.

“The affected staff are urged to comply with the directive of the state government and stop embarrassing themselves in the guise of protesting,” the PDP said.

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