Saturday, May 11, 2024 The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration and Clinical Services of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, Prof Adolphus Loto, has been sacked.
The Assistant Registrar, Public Relations
Unit of the institution, Temitope Oluwatayo, made this known in a statement on
Friday.
Oluwatayo explained that Loto was sacked
after the adoption and ratification of the Senate decision by the Governing
Council of UNIMED at its 22nd Statutory meeting held at the Council Chamber,
Medical Village Campus, Ondo.
The statement said, “The decision of the
Senate was predicated on the former DVC’s unbecoming conduct including
frivolous, spurious and unsubstantiated allegations against the university
management.
“The Governing Council had earlier referred
Prof. Loto’s 13-page petition as well as the responses of the Vice-Chancellor,
the Registrar and the Bursar to the Petitions Committee of Council appointed to
investigate and make proper recommendations.”
She described Loto’s allegation against the
institution as untrue. and baseless.
She added, “The Petitions Committee of Council found the
allegations untrue, baseless, embarrassing to the university community and
liable to bring the university to disrepute, given Prof. Loto’s position as the
Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
“UNIMED Senate, on Monday, April 29, 2024,
considered the report of the PCC and recommended the removal of Prof. Loto as
the Deputy Vice-Chancellor by an overwhelming majority with 100% of the voters
approving his removal as DVC Admin.”
Oluwatayo added, “The decision was premised
on the fact that Prof. Loto made false claims against members of staff of the
university, disclosed confidential and official information liable to cause a
breach of peace in the university community.
“UNIMED Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of
Governing Council, Prof. Ayodele Arowojolu, while addressing the council, noted
that a unanimous decision of the Senate speaks volumes about the lack of
confidence in Prof. Loto by his academic peers to remain in the office of DVC
Admin.
“The Governing Council thereafter approved the resolution of the University Senate for the removal of Prof. Adolphus Odogun Loto as DVC.”
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