Earlier thread:

https://www.nairaland.com/6069282/buhari-suspends-babalakin-unilag-pro-chancellor

The Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has elected the deputy vice-chancellor in charge of development services, Folasade Ogunsola, as the institution’s acting vice-chancellor.

She is the first female to be so appointed in the history of the 58-year-old ivory institution.

Mrs Ogunsola, a professor of medical microbiology and first child of Nigeria’s first professor of Geography, Akin Mabogunje, was also the first female provost of the university’s college of medicine, Idi-Araba.

She defeated her opponent and a deputy vice-chancellor in charge of management services, Ben Oghojafor, with a wide margin. She scored 135 votes as against Oghojafor’s 31 among the senate members.

A total of 167 professors were accredited for voting while one vote was voided, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

This newspaper earlier reported that the senate meeting would hold today purposely to appoint an acting VC as instructed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Mr Buhari, who acted in his capacity as the institution’s visitor, had also set up a seven-member visitation panel to look into the crisis rocking the university.

In a statement issued on Friday to announce the president’s recommendations, the director of press at the federal ministry of education, Ben Goong, noted that the panel would be inaugurated by the minister, Adamu Adamu, on Wednesday.

Ahead of the panel’s inauguration, the senate was mandated “to immediately convene to nominate an acting vice-chancellor from amongst its members for confirmation by the governing council.”


Registrar Opposes Senate Meeting
But a memo by the university’s registrar, Oladejo Azeez, was addressed to the head of the management of the university’s auditorium not to make the venue available for the senate meeting.

A copy of the memo seen by PREMIUM TIMES noted that that; “No meeting of senate has been summoned. Members should await proper notice of meeting after the federal government of Nigeria has clarified some issues germane to the meeting.”

“It follows that you are not to make any of your facilities available for any meeting until otherwise advised,” the memo added.

Irked by the development, the senate reportedly sought approval from the national universities commission (NUC) and the federal ministry of education before it commenced the process.

A member of the senate who asked not to be named as he was not authorised to talk to journalists, told our reporter on the phone that;

“The meeting started with Professor Ogunsola briefing the Senate that the meeting was convened after due process was followed and that authority was granted by both the NUC and the education ministry.”

The source added that Mrs Ogunsola recused herself from anchoring the meeting and that the leader of the senate’s team to Abuja on Thursday, Chioma Agomo, was validly nominated to chair the meeting.


In her acceptance speech, Mrs Ogunsola, who doubles as the chairperson of Infections Control Africa Network, and member of the Lagos State COVID-19 task force, thanked the professors for entrusting her with what she described as a huge responsibility.

She was quoted as saying; “Electing me the acting vice-chancellor at such time the university is going through so much is a big task. But it is a task for all of us, and I appeal to you to help rewrite the story of this great university for good.”

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/410499-breaking-unilag-senate-names-new-acting-vice-chancellor.html

Congratulations to the new VC.

Waooo! I made FTC.
Seun: I learnt you dish out goodies to whoever makes first comment. Please, I await the goodies.

God allowed all the "katakata" to happen just to elevate this woman.
Any error or mistake or problem that will happen for you to be favoured should start now. Amen.

K08:
Congratulations to the new VC.

Let's see if the council will approve her as she was also indicted in their committee report used to remove Prof Ogundipe

lonikit:
God allowed all the "katakata" to happen just to elevate this woman.
Any error or mistake or problem that will happen for you to be favoured should start now. Amen.

She still needs to be approved by the Governing Council but funny thing is she was also indicted in the report that Council used to remove former VC, Professor Ogundipe.

Iamdemola:




She still needs to be approved by the Governing Council but funny thing is she was also indicted in the report that Council used to remove former VC, Professor Ogundipe.

That is serious. crisis is still hanging. It seems the committee is not aware before voting hence, they should have voted somebody with clean records.

lonikit:


That is serious. crisis is still hanging. It seems the committee is not aware before voting hence, they should have voted somebody with clean records.

you think the committee are not aware?
Ogundipe is not coming back neither is Babalakin and his acting VC, but Ogundipe's group now have a chance to put their own there and this Prof is the available one for now! This is academic politics

Full time VC, Still loading..........

UNILAG : The School of first choice!

Argue with your alma mater

lonikit:


That is serious. crisis is still hanging. It seems the committee is not aware before voting hence, they should have voted somebody with clean records.

Serious crisis still hanging. I am sure they knew about the report, they just turned blind eye to it.

VC or acting VC?

Whichever it is, I wish her a peaceful and a corruption free tenure.

After this, what next?

Congratulations MaaM, I love to see Women at the helm of affairs

Nice move

Initial gragra profits nothing @ all
when it reaches your turn to smile even devil can't stop it.
LIFE NA TURN BY TURN AND TAKE LIFE JEJELY AND WANYORLY

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Chain.

Daz cool mehnnn. Abeg who get her number may he give me? Unilag needs to buy intelligent dispensers for their faculties and facilities. Na my backyard Unilag dey, if I throw stone from here, e fit land on top Unilag Senate building break d VC window. May una no lemme vex oh

Nice move, whatever peaceful move to restore the safety of the exalted environment of learning is welcome

...wishing her all the best.

Though appointments in Nigeria are mostly seen as a call or opportunity to butter ones' bread.

lonikit:
God allowed all the "katakata" to happen just to elevate this woman.
Any error or mistake or problem that will happen for you to be favoured should start now. Amen.

Typical Nigerian Christian mentality.
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God I know is not an author of confussion, He loves everyone and everything he created. He doesn't pull me down so as to elevate you, there's enough space for everyone at the top.

Anyways, congratulations to the new she VC.

Heartfelt congrats Mama FOLASHADE Omo odua,Afonjas

Imagine having 167 professors yet somehow someone with a photocopied certificate is at the helm of affairs. Touché