
Vice Chancellor of the Federal College Gusau, Zamfara State, Prof. Mu’azu Abubakar Gusau, has denied experiences he accused the Home Committee on College Training of demanding bribe from Vice Chancellors to move their 2025 funds.
A web based newspaper had alleged that the lawmakers demanded about N480 million bribe to approve the 2025 their funds proposal.
In a letter of disclaimer addressed to the Chairman, Home of Representatives Committee on College Training, Abubakar Hassan Fulata, titled “Disclaimer: Re: Investigation: Nigerian lawmakers demand N480 Million from universities to approve 2025 Finances” Prof. Gusau described the allegation as baseless, malicious and mischievous and urged the lawmakers to discountenance the publication.
Gusau stated “the report, sub titled “concentrating on a cussed VC”, the reporter particularly alleged that “the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal College Gusau, Muazu Gusau, seems to have develop into a goal for lawmakers. Through the 16 January assembly the lawmakers threatened to “cope with” Mr. Gusau for being cussed”
“The paper additionally alleged that it’s unclear what Gusau has achieved to incur the lawmakers’ wrath nevertheless it appears he has refused to adjust to their calls for.
“At first, the intention of the College was to disregard the write-up in its entirety, however on a more in-depth reflection, we now have deemed it essential to reply to the problems raised to foreclose any chance of such jaundiced, deceptive and vexatious insinuations being taken for the reality by in any other case discerning members of the Nationwide Meeting together with your amiable self and different Honourable Members of the Home Committees on Training.
“For file functions, the Vice Chancellor, Prof: Mu’azu Abubakar Gusau was represented on the College’s 2025 funds defence by a staff led by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration, Dr. Lawal Sa’adu and through the train, the staff loved a sturdy, pleasant and convivial session with the lawmakers.
“We make daring to say that neither the DVC nor any member of the College staff on the funds defence is a celebration to the knowledge concocted by the media home and put out within the media area.
“We, subsequently, urge you, Mr. Chairman and members of your Honourable Committee, to discountenance the malicious and mischievous write-up from the medium which has a proclivity in direction of sensational headlines and damaging journalism.
“Mr. Chairman, the Governing Council, the Vice Chancellor and certainly, the Administration and Senate of the Federal College Gusau, brazenly acknowledge the praise-worthy assist of your Committee and pledge to work assiduously to additional cement such relationship within the curiosity of the general improvement of the College and furtherance of tertiary schooling in Nigeria.”
Hon. Fulata and Home of Representatives had additionally lately dismissed the allegation, describing it as baseless and unfounded, urging the medium to make sure professionalism in its reportage.