Just In: UNILAG Elects Ogunsola New Ag. VC

By Olamilekan Alani

The Senate of the University of Lagos has elected Prof. Folasade Ogunsola as Acting Vice Chancellor.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development Services) polled 135 votes compared to Prof. Ben Oghojafor’s 31 votes.

It was gathered one vote was declared void.

A total of 167 Professors were at the Senate meeting.

Oghojafor is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Management Services.

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Ogunsola was the first woman to be the Provost College of Medicine University of Lagos before she became DVC.

Premier news reported that Some Senate members of the University of Lagos were  currently meeting in the morning   to nominate a new vice-chancellor

The memo, signed by the Registrar, Oladejo Azeez, stated in part, “This is to inform all Senate members that no meeting of the 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.”

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However, after a while, some workers opened the door to the main auditorium for the Senate members.

The members are currently at the meeting while members of staff are seen lingering around the environment, awaiting the outcome of the meeting.

FG had also asked UNILAG Senate to reconvene to appoint an acting VC.