Federal Government Will Not Name University Of Ibadan After Dora Akunyili

After the death of Dora Akunyili, the presidency on Sunday, the 8^th of June 2014, refute public notion that the Federal Government is planning to name the University of Ibadan after a former Minister of Information and Communications, late Professor Dora Akunyili. Abati, according to a message which was posted on his Twitter handle, publicly refuted that nobody ever said President Goodluck Jonathan was considering naming the university after the deceased. He urged members of the public to ignore what he described as fake news.

The presidential spokesman said the President stood by an official condolence statement released by the government shortly after Akunyili’s death on Saturday. Abati wrote,

Nobody ever said Mr President is considering naming University of Ibadan after Late Professor Dora Akunyili. Please ignore fake news.

— Reuben Abati (@abati1990) June 8, 2014

“Nobody ever said Mr. President is considering naming University of Ibadan after Late Professor Dora Akunyili. Please ignore fake news.

“On Dora Akunyili, there is an official statement conveying President Jonathan’s heartfelt condolences. We stand by that statement.”

Also in a statement which was released by Abati on Saturday through his official twitter handle, where he disclosed that Jonathan had said he received the sad news with shock and sadness of the sudden and untimely death of the former minister.

He expressed the belief Akunyili would live long in the memories of those who were privileged to know her as “a diligent professional, a public-spirited and forthright public officer, and as a person of great convictions.

Hope all students of University of Ibadan do have peace of mind, because their school will not be renamed. Please share this news with your friends on facebook, twitter and google+.