Following the confirmation of Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta as the substantive Vice Chancellor (VC) of Adamawa State University (ADSU), the Muslim Council in Adamawa has cautioned the new vice chancellor against sustaining her alleged discrimination against Muslims in the institution.
A letter to the VC signed by the Adamawa Chairman of the Muslim Council, Mallam Gambo Jika, accused Farauta of marginalising Muslims in areas of admission, appointment and promotion during her tenure as Acting VC of the institution.
‘The Muslim Council of Adamawa State wishes to use this medium to felicitate with you, over your recent selection as the substantive Vice Chancellor of Adamawa State University, Mubi. The Council wishes to note that you have been returned as the Vice Chancellor of the university despite the fact that you came third (3rd) among the three names submitted to the visitor of the University, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Adamawa State, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.
“While the Council wishes you successful tenure in office, it also wishes to quickly draw your attention to some basic facts of maladministration about your stewardship of the University, as Acting Vice Chancellor before your recent selection as a substantive Vice Chancellor.
“The Council is not unaware of so many favoritism against Muslims which characterized your past administration and has already become an open secret. Among such irregularities that are known to the Council was lopsidedness over the years in students’ admissions, staff promotions, staff appointments to key academic and administrative positions, staff sponsorship for seminars/ conferences, fellowship awards, and many others which were all tilted towards the benefits of Christian staff, at the detriment of Muslims, thereby, marginalizing the Muslims,” the letter said.
While condemning what it described as the unjust policies of Kaletapwa during her tenure as acting VC, the letter reminded her that the survival of the University lay solely on the monthly monetary statutory deductions from all the 21 Local Government Areas of the state making it mandatory to carry everyone along.
” Unfortunately, it has been observed that some Local Government Areas have over the years been sidelined, especially those Local Government Areas whose populations were largely Muslims.
“Finally, the Council reiterates that henceforth it will focus its search light on your administration and the University. The Council shall never fold its arms and watch things take an ugly shape at the institution to the detriment of Muslims and Islam,” the letter concluded while wishing her a successful tenure.
Speaking on the development, a staff in the university who simply identified himself as Dada said there were elements of truth in the claims by Muslim Council.
“I am a victim in area of promotion and another issue I want to highlight is the mass employment made by Farauta which is lopsided.
“We want Adamawa government to look into that employment the way it did with employment at the State Polytechnic. We also want the Federal Character Commission to wade into this matter.
“She was appointed by past administration of Gov, Bindow to address crisis between staff and management of the institution but some of her action look more like she is trying to open another chapter of conflict that could result to developments worse than imagine,” Dada said.
In the meantime, efforts to get the vice Chancellor proved abortive as she was said to have travelled for official engagement just as her phone lines could not be reached
fidelbrain
February 29, 2020 at 2:12 pm
What stupidity, what impunity, what arrogance and insubordination. The Muslims and Islam should understand that Adamawa state by no means belong to Islam. And so they cannot be at all times be in the seat of power, cos I know without revelation that the whole allegation lies to the fact the present substantive Vice Chancellor is a
Christian. After so many years that the university has been suffering in all ramifications… Here come a SAVIOR but the wicked ones who don’t want peace and progress won’t allow it be. God forbid!
Gazzooh KP
February 29, 2020 at 4:49 pm
I advise the Muslim council in adamawa to call for the lop sided recruitment done at the state poly in 2016 by the bindow administration às well as the recent super lopsided employment of workers done before the expiration of his tenure in 2018/2019. Apart from that all the federal tertiary institutions in adamawa are control and dominated by the Muslim. Therefore, the should stop this campaign of calumny and allow the woman to transform the institution, by putting a round peg in a round hole. They are not the only people with Monopoly of complaint and baseless distraction.
ILIYA
March 4, 2020 at 2:41 pm
Oh Nigeria for how long will all of this continue? Haba, the previous government were all muslims and no any Christian organization ever complained. When you talk about admission is it the VC that offer admission to candidates that apply? go to jamb office and confirm that, when you talk about appointments in the past administration in almost all the tertiary institutions in adamawa were headed by the muslims no one ever complained but why now? Lets have a peaceful ONE NIGERIA irrespective of Religion, Tribes, Ethnicity we are all one created by Almighty God. Lets Advocate Peace to our future generation yet to come please