The Bursar of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Olu Ibirogba has made allegations against the Rector, Kudirat Ladipo over fraudulent activities running into millions of naira.
Ibirogba, who has been suspended since 2013, wrote a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari accusing Ladipo of engaging in corrupt practices.
In the petition dated June 10, 2015, Ibirogba said he was writing on behalf of YABATECH. He alleged that under Ladipo’s watch, the polytechnic has lost not less than N2 billion through corruption since 2009 when she assumed office.
While speaking to education writers on the allegation, Ibirogba said, “Corruption as we are all aware has eaten into the fabric of our society and YabaTech is not exclusive. But it has become our lot to champion the cause of fighting corruption. We have documented series of infractions committed by the management of the school.
“Unfortunately, we thought they would do justice and be impartial to investigate the fraud rocking the school when the Governing Council of the institution was inaugurated in April 2013, but they decided to romance the perpetrators of the stealing of our commonwealth and became patrons and beneficiaries of corruption.”
He alleged that Ladipo has a company called Spices Nigeria Limited, which she operates alongside her duty as the rector of a government-owned institution of learning.
Ibirogba also alleged that a former public relations officer of the institution, Adekunle Adams used two companies to get a contract from YabaTech and to do some hatchet jobs for the rector.
“We have submitted this to the EFCC and it has been verified. The rector has collected more than N25 Million in the last five years for holidays and foreign trips including estacode of about $30,000 dollars and she has never embarked on any trip,” he said.
He further alleged that his colleague with whom he was fighting the battle has been sacked and that he was suspended on October 2013, but that God helped him to win at the court where they ordered his reinstatement.
