The Vice-Chancellor of Redeemer's University, Ede, Prof. Zacheus Adeyewas says the Federal Government is owing the institution over $375, 000, being an amount of money spent on research on the prevention and containment of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The Vice Chancellor made the disclosure on Monday at a pre-convocation conference held to announce the forthcoming 9th convocation ceremony.
According to him, “We spent $375,000 during the Ebola crisis and the government has not returned the money to us. “They say we are a private university, but they have not answered the question whether Ebola, Yellow fever and other infectious diseases are private.
“Why did they cheat us with this public, private dichotomy? Please, help us to tell them to refund our money. Our African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases has become the best rated among its peers in Africa through its profound research outputs, innovation and manpower development for the continent.
“We have become a continental powerhouse in the prevention, control and elimination of infectious diseases, such as Ebola and Lassa fever. Our team is not only the toast, but also the pacesetter for the other African Centers of Excellence.
“In this regard and to the glory of God, the World Bank has rated us as the university with the best research facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“We have developed Rapid Test Kits that could detect Ebola and Lassa fever viruses within 10 minutes. Our Ebola Rapid Diagnostic test kit has been approved for use by the United States Food and Drug Administration and World Health Organization.”
