I was under pressure to influence who became new FUNNAB vice chancellor - Obasanjo

- Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he was pressured to influence the appointment of the vice chancellor of a federal university

- The former president said he resisted the pressure to influence the appointment of a VC for the institution

- He also congratulated the new VC of the Federal University of Agriculture (FUNNAB), Abeokuta

A former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed how he was under intense pressure to influence who became the vice chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture (FUNNAB), Abeokuta.

Premium Times reports that Obasanjo said he resisted the pressure to influence the appointment of a VC for the institution.

Speaking at the inauguration of the new vice chancellor of FUNNAB, Felix Salako, the former president said he always kept a distance from the decision of the institution's governing council to allow for fairness and transparency.

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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."

Further congratulating the new VC, the former president said Salako has no reason not to govern the institution well especially with his wealth of experience.

Also speaking, the new VC said it is obvious the institution has suffered much setback from stiff opposition in the past.

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He said he is determined to ensure that all financial leakages are blocked to ensure sufficient use of the institutions funds.

“I want to call on other contestants working in FUNAAB, who in their own rights are also erudite scholars and achievers, to accept my hand of fellowship to move our university forward.

”I have assured the governing council and all who listened to my earlier speeches since my emergence that I cannot afford to hate or be vindictive. I am conscious of the fact that in spite of opposition and attack, God still appointed me through the University Governing Council. Therefore, I cannot fight God’s battle," Salako said.

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NAIJ.com earlier reported that the vice chancellors of Federal University of Technology Akure and FUNNAB on Thursday, May 12.

Both vice chancellors were suspended over allegations on corruption charges levelled against them by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU).

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Source: Naija.ng

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