Benue varsity: CSOs call for Bursar’s appointment review

By Vivian Okejeme, Abuja

The Civil Rights Movement Against Corruption (CRAM), has called for an urgent review of the appointment of the bursar of the Joseph Sarwuan Tarkaa University in Benue state, Mr Simon Tyoule.

The group has also raised an alarm over what it described as a deliberate attempt by the University leadership to undermine competency and existing rules governing appointments in Federal establishment by appointing an unqualified person for the job.

In a statement signed by Comrade Seyi Adebanjo, the Executive Director of CRAM and made available to newsmen, the CSO insisted that the appointment must be reversed and due process followed.

According to the statement, “as a civil society organization with a mandate to eradicate all forms of corruption in governance, we are saddened by the desperate attempt by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council to illegally appoint an unqualified person as the Bursar and attempt to forcefully handover the very sensitive office of Bursar while sidelining more qualified candidates and the persistent calls by CSOs to halt the process, even to the extent of challenging the charade in court.

The group however, vowed to resist the move until the ‘right thing’ is done for the interest of all concerned stakeholders.