From Kayemo News
The management of Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, Nigeria has dissociated itself from a viral report by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), plotting to “mischievously disparage the persons and positions of the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba OFR, CON, SAN and the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina,” describing the report as unfounded and lacking merit.
It, however, called on the security agencies to investigate sources of the report with a view to bringing the author of the report to justice.
Also, it asked the university community to discountenance FIJ’s report as it didn’t emanate from “the authorities of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti.
“Therefore, the content of the entire publication should be disregarded completely,” it added.
Accordingly, the university management fumed at what it described as “a spurious press statement issued by nameless individuals through a document not signed by anyone contrary to all known principles of journalism” especially “the phony press statement referred to by FIJ which “was not derived from the decision of Senate of the university.”
Particularly, the university management said “Senate did not at any time indict the Pro-Chancellor or the substantive Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Fasina over recruitment or any such matters.”
The statement issued by the university Registrar, Mr. Mufutau Ibrahim reads: “The management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti wishes to dissociate itself from the content of a publication made by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) on 21st August, 2025 in which they mischievously attempted to disparage the persons and positions of the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, OFR, CON, SAN and the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof Sunday Abayomi Fasina.
“The FIJ purportedly relied on a spurious Press Statement issued by nameless individuals through a document not signed by anyone, contrary to all known principles of journalism.
“The other issue is that the phony Press Statement referred to by FIJ was not derived from the decision of Senate of the university and more importantly, Senate did not at anytime indict the Pro-Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor over recruitment or any such matter.
“Also, it is not in the culture of the Senate of the Federal University, Oye- Ekiti to address a Press Conference after its meetings and, at no time did Senate ask any group of persons to issue Press Statement on its behalf.
“The Registrar and Secretary to Council is the one who has the statutory power to disseminate the decisions of Senate, if any.
“In this instance, the Registrar did not sign the document used mischievously by the FIJ and neither did it emanate from the Senate nor the Senate has anything to do with the fake document.
“We, therefore, wish to inform the University Community and the general public that the information purportedly used to craft the publication issued by the FIJ did not emanate from the Authorities of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti.
“Therefore, the content of the entire publication should be disregarded completely.
“Consequently, we implore relevant security agencies to investigate the sources of the fake documents that the FIJ report attributed to the distinguished Senate of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti and apply the necessary force of the law to ensure a redress in the matter.”
Meanwhile, the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olubunmi Shittu has pledged his unalloyed loyalty to the Pro-Chancellor and other distinguished members of Governing Council and the substantive Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Fasina, washing off his hands from any plot to unseat the Pro-Chancellor, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba SAN.
Accordingly, he dismissed the report by the FIJ as not having the backing of the Senate.
“The report is baseless and unfounded as it never emanated from the Senate of the university or an issue before the Senate,” he said.