Authorities of The Polytechnic, Ibadan have debunked a fake job alert attributed to the Institution by an online media, akedeoyo.com which is currently trending on the social media.
The Institution in a statement signed by the Registrar, Mrs Modupe Theresa Fawale, and made available to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer, Alh. Soladoye Adewole maintained that its management has not made any public or external advertisement for
positions of either lecturers or non-teaching staff.
Mrs. Fawale further noted that Advertisements are paid for and in this case, the Institution has not made any payment for any advertisement to any medium including akedeoyo.com. nor has it presented any for public or
external consumption.
The school management also cautioned peddlers of false news.
"It is instructive to point out that journalism is not a kamikaze profession where risks are taken without safety measures. What akedeoyo.com has done is a disservice to journalism and to the public.
" The Authorities of The Polytechnic, Ibadan expects immediate retraction from the outfit.
" We are also using this medium to appeal to Media Practitioners most especially online journalists to make clarifications from concerned establishments before publishing. The Maxim
of journalism is when in doubt, leave out." - The Press Release reads.
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