By Our Correspondent

The Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration and Clinical Services of the Ondo state-owned University of Medical Science, UNIMED, Ondo town, Ondo state, Prof Adolphus Loto, has been sacked.

According to a statement issued by the Assistant Registrar, Public Relations Unit of the institution, Temitope Oluwatayo, the sack followed the adoption and ratification of the Senate decision by the Governing Council at its 22nd Statutory meeting held at the Council Chamber, Medical Village Campus, Ondo.

Oluwatayo stated that “The decision of the Senate was predicated on the former DVC’s unbecoming conduct including frivolous, spurious and unsubstantiated allegations against the University Management.”

He further explained, “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.”

“The Petitions Committee of Council (PCC) 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.”

Oluwatayo added, “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.”

He concluded by stating, “The Governing Council thereafter approved the resolution of the University Senate for the removal of Prof. Adolphus Odogun Loto as DVC.”