The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, Kano University of Science and Technology (Wudil), has called on the Kano State Government to as matter of urgency investigate alleged financial scandal of University Management.
This was contained in a statement signed by the University Chapter of the Academic Staff Union.
According to the statement, the school recorded highest degree of setback in the history of its existence, due to the attitude of University Management that misappropriate funds meant for executing good project and well being of the students.
Daily News 24 earlier reported that Academic Staff of the University will embark on strike to inform the government about their grievances.
The statement reads in parts;
The Academic Union of Universities, Kano University of Science and Technology (ASUU-KUST), Wudil, expressed serious dismay and sorrow over the financial management style of the authority of KUST, Wudil, which is largely characterized by embezzlement and bogus expenditure.
Over the years the registration fees collected from the students were squandered and misapplied.
The union is vehemently against the use of any component of registration fees to offset a loan facility amounting to N 200 Million with 10% interest utilized in procuring eight (8) exotic vehicles for the former Pro-Chancellor, A.B Mahmoud SAN and Principal officers of the university.
The procurement violated section 16 subsection (1), section 24, section 25 and section 42 of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and Kano State Appropriation Law 2019.
The students who went for SIWES in 2020/2021 session were not given Log book for daily record of the experiences gained, despite collecting N 500 for the Log book and N3000 for SIWES/TP in the registration fees.
Students pay N3000 as internet service charges; however, the internet service has become history in the university.
There is also inadequate supply of pharmaceutical drugs and other medical facilities despite collecting fees from the students.
The students are made to enroll into non-functional health insurance scheme.
Salary arrears of Staff ranging from one to three months, were not paid and the irony is that their pension contributions for the said period were deducted.
Misappropriation/Misapplication of funds has become a norm of the university authority.
To this effect, the university authority has diverted over N 352 Million of staff pension contributions in gross violation of section 11 subsection 3 (b) and 70(2) of the pension reform Act 2014 and section 7(2) of Kano state pension and gratuity Law.
Furthermore, the taxes deducted from the staff salaries have not been fully remitted to Kano Internal Revenue Service (KIRS).
It became so embarrassing that the KIRS had to drag the university to Tax Appeal Tribunal in Kaduna after what they described as the nonchalance of the university authority to respond to the KIRS correspondences on the unremitted tax deductions.
This singular action has already tarnished the good image of the University as a corporate entity.
The union is strongly calling on the university authority to immediately address the aforementioned issues to avoid industrial dispute.
