The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo City, has denounced a report by Sunshine Truth, an online media platform, claiming that a court has reinstated Professor Adolphous Loto as Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
The university describes the report as “mendacious” and a deliberate attempt to create chaos within the university community.
According to Ezekiel I. Adeniran, Deputy Registrar, Governing Council & General Administration, the matter is still in court, and no judge has made any pronouncement on the matter.
The university has demanded that Sunshine Truth retract the story within 7 days, failure which may lead to legal action for distorting facts and causing chaos within UNIMED.
According to statement, “The attention of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City has been drawn to a report by Sunshine Truth, an online media platform, with the caption “Ondo Court Reinstates ‘Sacked UNIMED Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Adolphous O. Loto”. This report is mendacious and a calculated attempt to mislead the public with a view to creating an imaginary crisis within the peaceful and progressive university community.
“We will like to inform the general public, that the matter is still in court and no judge has made any pronouncement that the ‘sacked’ Deputy Vice Chancellor be reinstated.
“Sunshine Truth is hereby enjoined to retract the story within the next 7 days, by painting the situation as it is and give it the same publicity as this one. Failure to do this, may lead to a legal action against the online newspaper for deliberately distorting facts with the intention of causing chaos within UNIMED.
“Please let it be noted that the University will not resort to a war of attrition on the pages of newspaper over a matter that is still in court.
“At the appropriate time, we will make a comprehensive statement on the matter, so as to put the records straight.
