The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that the state is interested in how the sex-for-marks scandal in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, involving an indigene of the state, Monica Osagie, plays out.
Osagie, a Masters student in the school, hails from Ohordua, Esan South East Local Government of Edo State.
She had, via an audio recording published online, accused a Prof. Richard Akindele of demanding sex to award her a passing grade.
An investigative panel of enquiry set up by the school had recommended the indefinite suspension of the professor in an interim report it submitted.
Reacting, the Edo state governor, who commended Osagie’s bravery, said the state would follow the case up to its logical conclusion.
He said, “Osagie’s uncommon bravery at a time many female students have come to accept sexual harassment as a norm in our educational institutions, is worth commending.
“Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) ranks high in moral standard and educational excellence in the country, and I urge the university authorities to rise to the occasion and defend its hard-earned reputation. Justice should not only be done, but, must be seen to have been done.”