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From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin
The management of Truth Live News online publication, yesterday, said it has exposed a sabotage, whose aim is to spread false information about the acting Chief Medical Director of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Prof Reuben Agbons Eifediyi.
This was contained in a statement signed by its Editor, Osazee Uwadia, and made available to newsmen in Benin City.
According to the statement: “Investigations have revealed that the report sent in by our correspondent on Thursday 9th of November, 2023, where the acting Chief Medical Director of the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Prof Reuben Agbons Eifediyi was quoted to have said he was confirmed as the substantive CMD after coming top in the interview with him and other candidates, was not true.
“The acting CMD had on the same day called the online newspaper to deny ever such interview which promoted the management to immediately open an investigation where it was found out that the fellow who called our correspondent was actually not the CMD, Prof Reuben Agbons Eifediyi, hence the publication was pulled down without delay”.
While tendering its apology to the management of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital and the acting Chief Medical Director of the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Prof Reuben Agbons Eifediyi, its said that sanctions have been meted to the reporter who churned in the story.
“We have written a letter of apology to the institution’s head, while placing our reporter on suspension after we discovered that the person he spoke with was someone who was working with the acting CMD’s contemporaries to sabotage his interest.
“We regret the embarrassment the report might have caused the institution and its management”, the statement said.
