Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, former Minister for Works was said to have been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over N250 million alleged fraud recently.

However, the Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State has opened up on the matter… “All our allowances are prescribed under the rules and regulations. The governing council sits only four times a year and our allowances cannot be altered. So, the allegations are false. In government you must sign whenever you receive money. So, how could we have signed off on that amount of money?”

“The council is not involved in the day-to-day running of the school. We don’t approve money or contracts. What we do is policy-making. So, we have no access to such funds. The registrar is the secretary to the council and he has all the relevant documents. I told them four things. First, the bursar asked for extension by one year and the council refused his application and that is why he is against the council. So, his petition is in bad faith.”

“Secondly, the bursar was involved in N27m missing funds and so it is him that the EFCC should be investigating. Thirdly, we are about to appoint a new VC so there is a lot of fighting and politics going on.”