FAE PUBLICATION ON PANTAMIGATE: COLOSSAL REDUCTION OF TRUST, A PERCEPTIVE ABUSE OF GREY HAIR AND DISLOCATION OF AUTHORITY – MISCARRIAGE OF WISDOM INTENSELY NEEDED

Series 1

It is unheard off and in fact a miscarriage of wisdom - that a man’s house will be on fire, and he will be busy chasing rats.

It is even more saddening that delayed gratification expected of an elder will be palpitated with unholy and inordinate craving for the “indirect quest to install interest” capable of being misinterpreted as “quest to needs of the stomach”. Some of us were wholly enthused that the grey headed segment of our great alma mater was going to meaningfully engage the management in a round table, with intent of concrete status-quo on operation gone wrong, with a clear and direct counsel to the management on how to salvage the situation not acceptable to the alumni community.

How on earth, will this rare segment of our Alumni, presumed and expected to be gifted with wisdom, in the face of National debasement, brought to her alma matter by actions of the management, publicly fingered externally, as failing below trusted quality, throw caution to the wind, go into partying with the publicly criticized management - without quizzing out the level of their involvement in the Saga or offering her a single elderly wise counsel, rather provided her with funds that could be misconceived as a support to “ public and media shut up” attempt, even if intended for usual good will of the institution. Couldn’t it have waited until convincing evidence is obtained from the University management on the level of their involvement?

A sound mind will be wondering, are these our elders providing this fund for the Management to continue development in our alma mater with her satisfactory prayers before the court pressuring ASUU to accept her decision or what exactly is the prayer of the management or ground to which these elders approve them to continue a court case?

what is the basis of the so acclaimed, and respected elders of FAA - approving the University management to proceed on a court case? going ahead to comically (if you like) raise fund for the VC to continue development or pressure the ASUU towards bowing to their alleged wrongdoing (because court cases in Nigeria doesn’t come through without cost), under head cover of legal sub judice. These our last hope of elders, withheld the objective privilege of the round table meeting – ascertaining base and concrete correctness of level of involvement of their age mate who fortunately doubles as the VC at the isle of the matter. We the graduates are wondering, were they attempting to support their own, protect an interest or restore our collapsing as well as allocating a space for befitting secretariat of the alumni in the press media?

To be continued in Series 2.

FUTO Alumni Elders News paper publication click here in response to FUTO Alumni Association News paper publication click here

Yours always,

Concerned FUTO Alumnus