Vice-Chancellor denies UG ‘corruption ring’ report

Jacob Opadeyi

University of Guyana (UG) Vice-Chancellor Professor Jacob Opadeyi yesterday denounced claims made by an online news site iNews report that he had uncovered acts of corruption at the institution and called for a retraction of the story and an apology.

Thursday, in an online reported headlined “VC unearths UG corruption ring, UWI report due in September,” the news site alleged that the VC, as a result of a special audit which he requested, has discovered instances of corruption taking place at the university.

However, the report was completely devoid of statements in which Opadeyi directly or otherwise confirmed that he