Babcock University has dismissed as malicious a report alleging that one of its cice-chancellorship candidates is being opposed by a church advocacy group over claims of sexual misconduct.
The report, published on September 12 claimed that the candidate was being resisted by a group named The Apostles Seventh-Day Adventist Advocacy Group due to alleged infidelity.
In a statement signed by Dr. Joshua Suleiman, the director of Marketing and Communications, the university condemned the publication as “baseless, fabricated, mischievous and malicious.”
The institution said neither it nor its proprietors, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, recognises any group by that name or its alleged coordinator, Elder Samson Fasasi, describing both as fictitious.
The statement clarified that Professor (Pastor) Afolarin Olutunde Ojewole, former University Pastor and Associate Vice President for Spiritual Life until his leave of absence in 2018, has never been accused, sanctioned or investigated for sexual misconduct. His leave, it explained, was granted for family reasons in line with university policy.
On the succession process, the university stressed that the 2025 Governing Council Search Committee operates under strict spiritual, ethical, and procedural standards, guided by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which runs more than 118 tertiary institutions worldwide.
Babcock described the report as a calculated attempt to damage its integrity, warning that it reserves the right to seek legal redress. It urged candidates and their supporters to avoid propaganda, assuring stakeholders that the transition process remains transparent, fair and merit-driven.
