Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Abayomi Fasina, a professor whom the university council cleared of sexual harassment allegations last week, has proceeded on a six month leave.

The university spokesperson, Foluso Ogunmodede, told newsmen on Monday that the university council approved Fasina’s request to proceed on a six-month “accumulated annual and research leave.”

Ogunmodede said the leave which began yesterday, April 14, is 126 working days of Fasina’s total entitlements of 228 days. He added that the council has also appointed Prof. Olubunmi Shittu, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academics, as acting vice-chancellor for the university.

“His appointment which was ratified at the Council’s emergency meeting followed a request by the Vice-Chancellor, Fasina to proceed on his accumulated annual and research leave,” Ogunmodede said in a short statement to newsmen.

There were, however, reports in some section of the media that Fasina, was in fact suspended after the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, intervened and expressed his dissatisfaction with the council’s decision that cleared the vice-chancellor of sexual harassment allegations.

The university’s former Director of Works, Folasade Adebayo, had accused Fasina of sexually harassing her and victimising her after she repeatedly rejected his advances.

Mrs Adebayo provided an audio recording of Fasina pestering her for an illicit relationship, which she said began sometime in 2023.