Abayomi Fasina | |
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3rd Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Oye Ekiti | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
Preceded by | Professor Kayode Soremekun |
Personal details | |
Born | Abayomi Sunday Fasina |
Residence | Ekiti |
Profession | Academic Educator Administrator |
Abayomi Sunday Fasina is a Nigerian professor of soil science who became the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Oye Ekiti,Ekiti state,Nigeria since 2021. [1] [2] He was the deputy vice Chancellor (Administration) until his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor. [3] His appointment became a subject of controversy when a suit marked,FHC/ABJ/CS/250/2021,challenging the process was instituted in a Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory,Abuja,by a Non-governmental Organization called Tableland Society For the Oppressed (TSFO). [4] [5] The court in its ruling on 17 February 2022,held that the claimant (TSFO) did not have the legal right ( locus standi) to institute the suit,while the trial judge (Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo) also ruled that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter,and consequently struck out the suit. [5] [6]
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