The Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, has accused two online publishers, Corenews and Daily News of publishing misleading stories against it; alleging fraud, nepotism, job racketeering, diversion of resources and manipulation of funds and data against the Rector, Prof. John Emaimo and Bursar, Mrs. Felicia Egbeh and some other members of staff.
A statement, by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Omololu Philip Ogunmade, noted that these spurious and malicious allegations are not new, emphasising that, “They have been recycled over and over to the extent that they have become monotonous. We would have thought that those behind these allegations would change their failed strategy, but because they have run out of fabrications’ initiative, they keep moving in a vicious cycle. So, we are never bothered by their antics because as it is often said, only the guilty are afraid.
“In July, when these allegations were last made, the Rector held several meetings with deans of faculties, directors, heads of departments and units, where he laid all issues bare and at the end of the meetings, he was given a clean bill. There was nobody who could point accusing fingers at him. It is therefore ridiculous that certain individuals who could not stand up at the time to substantiate their allegations have returned to their familiar trend of character assassination again.”
The statement further read: “In his determination to prove his innocence, the Rector went beyond laying issues bare before workers in the College as he approached an appropriate security agency where he tabled the allegations, stated his own side of the story and appealed to the security agency to swiftly launch investigation into the matter.”