The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education, on Thursday, refused to review the 2016 budget proposal of the University of Ilorin over what it described as over-spending and frivolous expenditure entered into by the university’s management in 2015 without adequate details.
Led by Rep. Aminu Suleiman, the Committee frowned at the action of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali for spending the sum of N42 million on hotel accommodation alone.
A member of the House Committee, Rep. Kehinde
Odeneye, while questioning Ambali, asked: “How could you have spent N42 million on expenses? How many days were spent at the hotels and who were the guests you hosted?
“Then is another N100 million for take-off grant for new departments without actually telling us how many they are and the things needed for the take-off. “N50 million on workshops and seminars.
This is apart from the training grants obtained.
Then, there’s maintenance of buildings, which also is without details”. Also, the committee expressed displeasure at a project of N49 million expended by the university on road culverts which did not have details of the project description in the documents presented to the committee.
The committee further cited another N60 million spent on environmental upgrading which it said lacked enough details.
In his defence, Abdulganiyu said the institution had a number of memorandum of understanding with many individuals who were important visitors to the university.
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