*SPECIAL PUBLIC RELEASE ISSUED BY AGBAJI DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (ADA)*

*IN:*

*RE: DISCLAIMER AGAINST COMMENCEMENT OF KWASU PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S PROGRAMME LEADING TO THE AWARD OF MASTER in PEACE STUDIES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION:*

*IMPERATIVE CLARIFICATIONS ON THE ROLE OF AKEEM SARAKI*

Dear All,

*BACKGROUND*

As you all may be aware, the Ag. Registrar of the Kwara State University, Malete, Mr. Mohammed Shuaib, on Monday, 21st December, 2020, issued a DISCLAIMER in which an earlier announcement made by our brother, a strong member of AGBAJI DEVELPMENT ASSOCIATION (ADA), Akeem Saraki, concerning the commencement of Professional Masters Program in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (MPCR) in KWASU was declared as having "no iota of truth" and that, our brother, Akeem Saraki, as the announcer, had "no authority to issue it".

As you would also notice, the said DISCLAIMER concluded, stating that,
*"any one who enters into any relationship with the Akeem Saraki with respect to his advertised program does so at his or her peril as the university will not indemnify such a person. We therefore urge the public to disregard his fake release.*

As expected, the DISCLAIMER came as a big surprise to ADA and others who know Akeem Saraki's reputation for honesty, trust and integrity.

Consequently, we contacted him to know his side of the story and, we are pleased that our brother, Akeem Saraki remains a worthy son of Agbaji for keeping his integrity intact.

First, we want to thank all friends, colleagues and family and, numerous co-staff of Akeem Saraki in KWASU who reached out to our brother, Akeem Saraki, to know his own side of the story, given his established and unshaken fame for probity, integrity and acts devoid of fraud or fraudulent activities.

We make bold to state that we are very happy he did not disappoint any of you after getting the correct gist of what transpired, which has still not in any way put his integrity at stake as the DISCLAIMER might have wrongly portrayed him.

We are pleased with his narrations showing that he only overzealously acted in the best interest of the University to promote the new program as its proposal developer and the assigned contact person. Who would not love to see his/her brainchild becoming a success story?

*NECESSARY CLARIFICATIONS: PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT*

After thorough investigation, wide consultations and in the interest of Akeem Saraki’s unquestionable character and integrity, we at ADA, believing that any wrong aspersion against the personality of any of our sons or daughters must be of concern to all of us at ADA, hereby wish to make the following essential clarifications:

1. That as a hard working, industrious, and dedicated staff of KWASU, Mr. Akeem Saraki came up and presented three (3) different proposals for the establishment of programmes leading to the award of:

i. Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (with specialization in Christian or Islamic Studies);

ii. Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution; and,

iii. Master in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (MPCR)


2. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Mustapha Akanbi, SAN, commended Akeem Saraki's exemplary efforts and immediately set up a Committee to look iinto the feasibility of the proposals. The Committee was made up of five (5) Professors and an Associate Professor, all of outstanding University and academic experience with the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) as the Chairman

3. That the Committee commended Mr. Akeem Saraki for his astuteness and joyfully recommended that the programmes be established in KWASU as they will not only contribute to the revenue of the institution, but will also boost the position of KWASU in University rankings

4. That, as it is in any academic institution practice, the proposals were presented before the Business Committee of Senate (because) by the Head of Department of Religions, History and Heritage Studies along with Mr. Akeem Saraki as the originator of the proposals

5. That it is not in doubt that KWASU, through the Vice Chancellor, on behalf of the Senate, has approved commencement of the Professional Masters Programme in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (MPCR) in KWASU

6. That following that approval, being a professional program, the HOD of the Department of Religions, History and Heritage Studies in which the program is domiciled, issued an Internal Memo dated 20th November, 2020 addressed to the Director of the KWASU Business School requesting for further necessary processes for the take off of the program by January 2021 Stream

7. That in the same Internal Memo, that Mr. Akeem Saraki was named the Contact Person for the program and consequently, he started relating with the Business School as regard the program

8. That also relying on the VC's approval, the Business School did all that was necessary to include the program among the programs for the 2021 Stream in the University admissions portal (The program was actively available on the portal except if same has now been deactivated)

9. However, when the flyer of the Business School was released, the MPCR program was inadvertently omitted

10. That as the representative of the MPCR program at the Business School, Akeem Saraki drew the attention of the School to the omission and he was assured that if prospective applicants could be informed, they would be able to apply as the program has also been listed online and he took further steps to confirm this from the CIT.

11. That following that information, Mr. Akeem Saraki, in the interest of the University *announced* to the public the commencement of the program, *informing* them to access same from the KWASU website without accrediting the program to himself personally in any way howsoever, except for interested candidates to contact him for further information, being the Contact Person officially appointed for the program.

*Disclaimer of Wrong Imputation Against the Personality of Our Brother, Akeem Saraki*

Following the essential clarifications made above, we wish to state categorically that, our brother, Mr. Akeem Saraki, never requested and no one ever entered into any personal relationship with him with respect to the KWASU MPCR program and the announcement he made was not an advertisement but a mere innocent efforts at promoting/marketing the MPCR program done in good faith in the best interest of the University.

We wish to state it with all sense of responsibility that, Mr. Akeem Saraki has not and would not ask any one to make any payment to him or deal with anyone fraudulently concerning the program. Akeem Saraki has all along acted innocently in good faith and in the best interest of the University.


Therefore, there is no peril which anyone could envisage to suffer through him with respect to the announcement made.

We have given necessary cautions to our brother to learn how best he would henceforth conduct himself in his bid to demonstrate his love and commitment to the progress of KWASU.

Finally, we want to assure all those who have confidence in Akeem Saraki's integrity that his integrity remains intact with its known high value and he will never do anything to destroy same.

We want the general public to take his earlier announcement, following the Disclaimer made by the KWASU Registrar, as an administrative blunder on his own part for which he sincerely regrets.

And, on behalf of our brother, Akeem Saraki, we sincerely apologize to the public and the KWASU Management for any inconveniences such administrative blunder might have caused them, respectively.

Therefore, we urge all prospective applicants to wait for further official release on the program from the University before taking further steps.

We want to assure the general public that, our brother, Akeem Saraki, remains a man of honesty with unquestionable character; he is not a person anyone should have fears of suffering any peril from relating with him. Let the KWASU Registrar's Disclaimer be read with the message it was meant to pass across: *"don't mind Akeem Saraki's announcement, MPCR programme is not yet commenced in KWASU".*

Thank you all.

_SIGNED_


*Alhaji Musa Olanrewaju Yusuf*
(National President, ADA)
Tuesday, 22nd December, 2020



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