*The attention of The Federal Polytechnic Offa has been drawn to an online publication where one Aderemi Bankole was said to hav...
*The attention of The Federal Polytechnic Offa has been drawn to an online publication where one Aderemi Bankole was said to have urged an Osun State High Court stationed in Ede to dissolve his marriage alleging his wife of infidelity with the Rector.*
*We want to inform the general public that all allegations stated in the write up are fraudulently false, fabricated and of the haunting and obsess imagination of the Aderemi Bankole. The litany of accusations which is frivolous and a mere figment of his mind further exposed his psychological and emotional precariousness.*
*The said Rasaq Aderemi Bankole is not a staff of the Polytechnic, having been found guilty of gross misconduct, as a result of flagrant violation of the Polytechnic extant rules, and was dismissed from the Polytechnic.*
*Apart from his inglorious exit from the Polytechnic, he is also wanted by TETFund for taking Oversea Grant for Post Graduate studies and failed to utilize the money for that purpose.*
*Before Dr. Olatunji became Rector in 2017, the Staff Disciplinary Committee has found Bankole guilty of abscondment and dereliction of duties. He was equally found guilty of insubordination and disregard to constituted authority. The case was inherited by the new Management who on compassionate ground directed him to complete his programme and return back to the Polytechnic, a directive he never complied with.*
*Since the Polytechnic is not owned by Dr. Olatunji, there is a limit to the magnanimity he can offer him, and to avoid setting an atrocious precedent, the Management gave him a final option of either resuming back to the Polytechnic or have his appointment terminated. These are the facts of the case. There are several others misdemeanors which time and space will not allow us to state here for now.*
*Bankole has since his dismissal from the Polytechnic resorted to blackmail and mud splashing to get back at the management of the Polytechnic.*
*Bankole should be cautioned to stop this cheap blackmail, and assassinating the character of the Rector, thus soiling the good name of the Polytechnic that fed and clothes him for over 2 decades because of his selfish and sinister motive.*
*It will interest the general Public to know that Bankole and his wife have been seperated for about 9 years, years before Dr Olatunji became Rector.*
*Dr. L. A. Olatunji, a scholar per excellence, an indefatigable and a highly cerebral academia is not the type of person as painted by Bankole.*
*Dr Olatunji is the most outstanding Rector in the history of the almost 3 decades Polytechnic. He is a man of exemplary character, hardworking and strong moral principles. A quintessential leader, a man with the philosophy of integrity and excellence.*
*Before becoming Rector, he was HOD Financial Studies and later Accountancy Department, Director of School of Business and Management Studies, Director Poly Consult and Dean Students’ Affairs without any blemish. His unsurpassable performances earned him the award of Best Staff of the Polytechnic.*
*In 2016, he was appointed the 4th substantive Rector of the Polytechnic by the President in a keenly contested position. Many giant strides are recorded during Dr. Olatunji’s tenure as Rector. Staff welfare top the list of his priority and he always ensure quick response to solving staff and students' challenges which no doubt was responsible for the numerous awards bestowed upon him by National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the National Executives of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnic (SSANIP), who awarded him best Rector in Nigeria on staff welfare and recently ASUP Zone C award for outstanding performance and Union friendly.*
*Since Dr. Olatunji became Rector, The Federal Polytechnic Offa has become one of the most sought after Polytechnic in Nigeria according to JAMB ranking. Presently Federal Polytechnic Offa is ranked 8th position by National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) among all the Polytechnics in Nigeria and ranked 13th position by Webometric.*
*Olatunji’s amiable style of leadership and laudable achievements are open for everybody to see. Obviously, a man with such busy schedules and responsibilities will have no time for such frivolities and can never engage himself or be caught in the web of such activities.*
*Aderemi Bankole should be further warned from displaying his stupidity and cowardice on social media as the Institution will not hesitate to take legal action against him.*
*Media are also advised to ensure they verify claims and balance their story before publishing.*
*Olayinka Iroye*
*Director, Information, Public Relations and Protocols.*
*The Federal Polytechnic Offa*
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