Nigeria, May 4 -- The crisis rocking the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) took a dramatic turn on Saturday, as the university students union body wrote the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disowning a petition earlier written by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to the minister.

The NANS leadership had petitioned the Mr Alausa alleging a cover-up of official misconducts and other alleged infractions against the management and Governing Council of FUOYE.

It also asked the minister to sack the university Vice Chancellor, Abayomi Fasina, a professor, and the governing council members within 72 hours.

However, in the letter signed by its President, Abiodun Mary, and Secretary General, Lateef Ife, the FUOYE Studen...