Bola Oboh, a senate
representative at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) governing council, has
kicked against the removal of Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the vice-chancellor of the
institution.
The varsity’s governing council,
led by Wale Babalakin, its pro-chancellor, on Wednesday sacked Ogundipe as the
vice-chancellor during its meeting at the National Universities Commission
(NUC) headquarters in Abuja.
But in a statement, Oboh said the
vice-chancellor’s removal was against the institution’s regulation, adding that
the council removed Ogundipe without giving him the opportunity to defend
himself.
She also accused Babalakin of
turning deaf hears to entreaties that due process should be followed in the
removal of the vice-chancellor.
Oboh called on other members of
the senate to stand against the “shameful act currently ongoing” under the
leadership of the pro-chancellor.
“Dear senate members University
of Lagos regulation has been stepped on and ridiculed. Babawale Babalakin, the
Pro-Chancellor waited for the tenure of Prof. Chukwu and Prof. Familoni to end,
to call an Emergency Council meeting,” the statement read.
“Based on the Dagari report,
without allowing the VC defend himself, the Pro-Chancellor called for a vote
for the removal of the VC. I (Prof. Oboh), Prof. Odukoya, Prof. Leshi and John
Momoh voted against the removal of the VC. Six persons (excluding Babalakin)
voted for.
“But then went ahead to announce
the removal of the VC. Dear Senate members, the procedure for removal of
persons in office is clear and this was pointed out to Babalakin several times
but he turned deaf ears.
“He said he will announce the Ag.
Vice Chancellor at 5pm. I have excused myself that I need to report to Senate
members the shameful act currently ongoing. Please let us arise to fight this.”
Babalakin and Ogundipe have been
at loggerheads since March over the institution’s 51st convocation, which was
cancelled just before it commenced.
Adamu Adamu, minister of
education, had asked the institution to suspend the ceremony after the
chancellor accused the management of not following due process in reaching its
decision as regards the event.
But Ogundipe insisted that the
university followed the pro-chancellor’s directives and did not contravene any
law.
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