The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) says the
disruption of its 51st convocation will have an “adverse effect” on the
goodwill that the institution enjoys.
Adamu Adamu, minister of
education, asked the institution to suspend the ceremony after Wale Babalakin,
chairman of the governing council of the university, accused the management of
not following due process in reaching its decision on the programme which was
slated for March 9 till March 12.
Babalakin was said to have disagreed with the management
over the choice of Isa Pantami, minister of communication and digital economy,
as convocation lecturer.
The chairman of the governing council was said to have
preferred a former president of Ghana.
In a memo issued after its emergency meeting on March 4, the
management highlighted the disadvantages of not going ahead with the
convocation as planned.
“That there is a directive of the Minister of Education,
communicated to the Vice-Chancellor by the Executive Secretary of the National
Universities Commission (NUC) that the 2019 Convocation Ceremonies be
suspended,” read the memo seen by TheCable.
“This directive was based on a letter from the
Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Council, Dr. B.O, Babalakin SAN, which led
the Honourable Minister to surmise that the 2019 Convocation Ceremonies have
not received the requisite concurrence and blessings of the Governing Council
of the university.
“That the goodwill the university has always enjoyed and our
current ranking as number one in Nigeria and number eight in Africa will be
adversely affected by any disruptions.
“Following these, senate unanimously resolved to enjoin the
council to urgently take ALL necessary steps to ensure the 2019 Convocation
Ceremonies hold as scheduled from March 9 t0 13, 2020 so that the brand
“UNILAG” built over 58 years is sustained and not brought into disrepute.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com