Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, the
vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has been removed by the
governing council of the institution.
Ogundipe’s removal was announced
on Wednesday during a meeting of the varsity’s governing council at the
National Universities Commission (NUC) headquarters in Abuja.
While seven members of the
council voted for his removal, four voted against it. One member, however,
voted that he be placed on suspension.
The meeting was presided over by Wale Babalakin, pro-chancellor and chairman of the council.
Babalakin and Ogundipe have been
at loggerheads since March over the institution’s 51st convocation, which was
abruptly cancelled just before it started.
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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