by Tony Icheku
Monday, February 3, 2020, as Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU holds an emergency meeting, there are fears that the University's Vice Chancellor, Professor Francis Otunta may be absent as he may be invited to give evidence in a case of bribery and receiving of kick back from one of the school's contractors.
Theledgerng.com reports that a company Chidex International Nigeria Limited has dragged MOUAU's Public Relations Officer, Mrs Ada Odefa and her husband, Anayo Nwachukwu to an Umuahia High Court to enforce the fundamental Human Rights of their representative, (names withheld)
Trouble began for the Chidex representative when Odefa and husband purportedly acting on Otunta's orders began using high ranking police officers from Zone 9, Umuahia to harass and intimidate him
Chidex reportedly embargoed further payment of about N1.5m/monthly, being kick back for the contract for cleaning of NDDC hostel, MOUAU to the couple who claimed they were collecting the money for Otunta
Though the VC has distanced himself from the fraudulent transaction, but at a meeting which he held with Odefa, her husband plus the Chidex representative and their lawyer, he failed to query the actions of the couple or call them to order.
Odefa has reportedly boasted that she has Otunta under her thumbs and will go to any length to collect the money said to be in arrears for two months.
Part of the methods she resorted to was using Police officers to harass and intimidate the company official to compel him continue payment of the kickback.
As the Council meets Monday, sources close to the school said this and series of other scandals in which Otunta is at the center may be a major item on the agenda
Otunta is already named in another court case instituted by a lecturer at MOUAU instituted by Prof Patricia Mbah.
In recent times, Otunta has been named in various sex scandals involving female students of the University.
Efforts to reach either Otunta or Odefa failed as both refused to pick their calls or respond to SMS.
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