The management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has dismissed reports that its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, was arrested and detained by the police in Abuja following his role as the Chief Returning Officer in the recently concluded Osun State governorship election.
FUOYE Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Dr Sunday Saanu, described the reports as false and fabricated.
In a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, Saanu said the reports of Ogunwole’s arrest and detention “are entirely false, baseless, and deliberately fabricated.”
He said, “Prof. Ogunwole has not been arrested, detained, or invited by the police or any other security agency in connection with his official duties as Returning Officer or for any other reason.”
Saanu explained that Ogunwole successfully performed his responsibilities as the Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer for the Osun State governorship election.
