Abdul-Rasheed Olayinka Na’Allah, An Epitome of Corruption and an Architect of University of Abuja Unending Crisis -By Okike Benjamin

If what Abdul-Rasheed Olayinka Na’Allah did in Kwara State University is done in some countries of the world, the man would have been publicly executed either by hanging or firing squad. However rather than any of these punitive measures, he was rewarded as published in premium times  with a  caption as below:

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Abdul-Rasheed Olayinka Na’Allah criminal records may be seen as in the publication where a probing panel indicted him of N100 million severance package on two different occasions. Details of this may be read by accessing the news media below: N100 million severance package, August 17, 2024

Prof AbdulRasheed Na’Allah, outgoing Vice chancellor of University of Abuja (UNIABUJA)

EXCLUSIVE: UNIABUJA VC left KWASU with ‘huge’ retirement package despite school’s indebtedness

Abdulrasheed Na’Allah left KWASU in 2019 after serving two terms as vice-chancellor and was immediately appointed to the same position at the UNIABUJA

ByAlfred Olufemi

 March 14, 2021

When he came to University of Abuja to continue his criminal activities, he successful deployed ‘administrative terrorism’ to run the university for five good years. Before he did that, he first of all suspended our former ASUU Chairman, Professor Kazim Umar. This was followed by the suspension of the outgone Registrar, Mallam Yahaya Mohammed and then sacked some professors to put fear into staff so that he was able to do whatever he felt like unchallenged. After all these, he disbanded the Students Union Government. The next thing he did was to jettison an indigenous portal developed by the Information Technology Management Services (ITMS) Unit in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science of the university and replaced that with Integrated Portal developed by Webtree Solution,  his company with Cooperate Affairs Commission Registration Number BN-2654807 located at 23 Ummuh Habib Street, Ganiki Harmony Sango, Ilorin, Kwara State and managed by one  Mallam Yusuf Aliyu Bolakale. 

This company has in the past five years been involved in the collection of students fees, processing of students results etc. Results processed by this company are subject to manipulations, hence the need that all such results be subjected to strict scrutiny. From all indications, it seems that this company which is still been used for all financial transactions of the university is an all-purpose company as it was the same company that demolished some structures at the Mini-Campus of the university a week before the exit of Abdul-Rasheed Olayinka Na’Alla at an exorbitant amount. This company should be audited to find out the exact amount generated by the university and the amount remitted to the coffers of the university within the five years of Abdul-Rasheed Olayinka Na’Allah’s tenue. Again, the award of contract to the said company does not follow due process and there is the possibility of inflating the contract sum.  To me, this man’s name is direct opposite of who he really is.  The security agencies should rise up and carry out an investigation on the reasons for demolishing existing structures even when some newly established departments do not have offices as government is struggling to meet her obligation of accommodations with meagre resources.  

The exit of Abdul-Rasheed Olayinka Na’Allah was well celebrated as captured by ASUU in their jubilation ceremony as shown below:

A one-time United States President of blessed memory, Ronald Reggae in one of his presidential campaigns told his crowds who cared to listen that facts are stubborn. Very Revd Fr. Dr. Charles Omo Akue of the Catholic Diocese of Uromi in his book titled’ A Closer Walk With God” described facts as stubborn and indestructible that would always triumph in the final analysis, and I Okike Benjamin, a teacher in the Department of Computer Science, University of Abuja likened facts to smoke that can never be held in a closet no matter what.

At University of Abuja, Abdul-Rasheed Olayinka Na’Allah was able to raise, nuture and mentor some academic and non-academic thugs who are ever ready to beat up other staff on his behalf and even destroy vehicles belonging to the media without any consequence.

It is not that I am unaware of the fact that Abdul-Rasheed Olayinka Na’Allah would come or send his trained thugs after me for exposing his criminal activities, but even at that, this sacrifice is worth offering for the upliftment of our dear university. The security agencies are hereby placed on notice.

Okike Benjamin