Federal Govt Not Planning To Name University Of Ibadan After Dora Akunyili —Abati

[Shola Sholaz]

The Presidency on Sunday refute speculation making the rounds that the Federal Government was planning to name the University of Ibadan after a former Minister of Information and Communications, late Professor Dora Akunyili.
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Abati, in a message posted on his Twitter handle, said nobody ever said President Goodluck Jonathan was considering naming the university after the deceased.
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He urged members of the public to ignore what he described as fake news.
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The presidential spokesman said the President stood by an official condolence statement released by the government shortly after Akunyili's death on Saturday.
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Abati wrote, "Nobody ever said Mr. President is considering naming University of Ibadan after Late Professor Dora Akunyili. Please ignore fake news.
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"On Dora Akunyili, there is an official statement conveying President Jonathan's heartfelt condolences. We stand by that statement."
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In a statement released by Abati on Saturday, Jonathan had said he received with shock and sadness the news of the sudden and untimely death of the former minister.
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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."
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He said he considered the deceased's contributions to nation-building while she served as the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control as well as as Minister of Information and Communications, invaluable.
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Akunyili who was also a former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control died in an Indian hospital on Saturday.