Former President Olusegun
Obasanjo has claimed that some persons pressurised him to influence the
emergence of their candidate for the position of the Vice-Chancellor, Federal
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB.
The ex-President said he did not
succumb to the pressure and told those concerned to allow the best candidate to
emerge through a fair and transparent process.
Obasanjo made the claim on
Wednesday at FUNAAB when the acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ololade Enikuomehin,
handed over to Prof. Felix Salako as the sixth substantive vice-chancellor of
the institution.
The former President, who was a
guest at the event, said with Salako’s wealth of experience and sound academic
background, he had no reason not to perform well.
Obasanjo said, “I know there must
have been pressure on you (Governing Council). Even me, an outsider, there was
pressure on me. But, I did not succumb to pressure.
“I did not even succumb to
pressure to tell you what people were telling me.
“And I am happy that you will do
your job with utmost diligence and the fear of God; chairman of the Governing
Council, (Dr. Aboki Zhawa), may God continue to guide and direct you.
“Prof Salako, the VC now, I
congratulate you. I congratulate this university for having you at the helm of
affairs at this point in time. God will do the job for you as God helped you through
the council to be appointed.
“Judging from what we have heard
about you, judging by what the university council has found out about you, your
performance before them and your brilliant speech here this afternoon, there is
no reason why you should not do well.”
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