Ekiti University Alumni Call For Donations  For Victims Of Accident Involving Convoy Of VC, Olanipekin …EKSU VC should avoid the victims – Fayemi’s Aide

Consequent upon the report by WazobiaReporters yesterday, on the abandoned victims of the auto accident involving convoy of the Vice Chancellor of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU), Prof Edward Olanipekun, the EKSU Alumni Association has commenced the process of raising funds to foot the medical bills of the victims who are also ex-students of the university.

However, no help has come from Prof Olanipekun. Rather, he has opted to justify his abandonment of the accident victims, claiming that report by the police exonerated his convoy from being the cause of the accident.

This is even as one of the State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi’s Media Aides, Abiodun Borisade insisted that Prof Olanipekun should rather avoid the victims instead of assisting them.

“Probably, but if with a sense of entitlement what can/should you expect? He doesn’t own them, rather he should avoid them because they actually endangered his life,” Borisade said.

WazobiaReporters had reported exclusively that the accident, which occurred along Ado Ekiti – Iworoko road on May 18, 2020, got Miss Ruqayat Mohammed, a 2018 graduate of law from EKSU and her friend, Mr Abdulateef Oluwasegun, an 2014 graduate of Physics also from EKSU critically injured.

Both Ruqayat and her friend, who were going to Ifaki Ekiti, were in a Mitsubishi Lancer, one of the vehicles collided with by a vehicle in Prof. Olanipekun’s convoy. They sustained multiple fractures in both legs and are yet to be able to walk.

A statement on Sunday, by the National Secretary of EKSU Alumni, Segun Odidi read, “The National and Worldwide President of EKSU Alumni Dr Adetunberu Oludotun today received calls from the parents of Sanni Abdulateef Oluwasegun a graduate of Physics in EKSU (2014) and Mohammed Ruqayat Ajoke, a graduate of Law in EKSU (2018), who were both involved in a ghastly road accident along EKSU road in May 2020.

“Similarly, the attention of the National President of EKSU Alumni Association was also drawn to an article which was being circulated on the social media today.

“Arising from this, the National President alongside the Chairman of Ekiti State Chapter Comrade Deji Oso both went to visit the victims and the following facts emerged:

“That, the victims are Alumni Members.

“That, while Segun is recuperating despite his fracture, Ruqayat’s case has remained critical , as she can’t still walk with her legs despite the various surgeries done on her.

“That, the parents have allegedly expended over 4million Naira to save the life of the victims and they are still required to raise nothing less than 1.6million Naira

“That, the Alumni leadership has listened to the victims regarding how the accident occurred and also went to the police to listen to their own account after which the EKSU Alumni leadership decided *to intervene on compassionate ground despite that the report circulated on the Social media putting blame on the Vice- Chancellor and the University is misleading and calculated attempt by the fifth columnists to orchestrate unholy issue out of the unfortunate incident.

“That, Ruqayat is expected to be called to call to bar this month but she cannot even honour the noble call because of her sad situation, while Segun is in crutches and the parents have been drained and thrown now into abject poverty.

“That, we hereby call on the members of the BOT, Eminent Persons’ Group, and other Stakeholders of our Alumni Association to assist and please come to the aid of the two accident victims who are our Alumni members.

“Below is the account details of
Mohammed Ruqayat Ajoke for our intervention:
Acc No…3041308575
First Bank.”