President Muhammadu Buhari has
appointed John Momoh, chief executive officer of Channels TV, as acting
chairman of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) governing council.
Momoh, who is the president of
UNILAG alumni association, has been a member of the council as a representative
of the association.
His appointment is contained in a
letter signed by Sonny Echono, permanent secretary of the federal ministry of
education, and dated August 21.
In the letter referenced
FME/PS/606/C.I/III/129 and titled “Emergency Meeting of the Governing Council
of University of Lagos”, Momoh was directed to “consider and, if found
suitable, approve the senate nomination of the acting vice-chancellor” for the
university.
“You are to preside at the
meeting in the absence of the substantive pro-chancellor/chairman of council
who has had to recuse himself in line with the visitor’s directive,” the letter
read.
“You are to also submit a report
on the decision of the council to the visitor through the honourable minister
of education immediately thereafter.”
Momoh’s appointment comes after
the governing council headed by Wale Babalakin, a senior advocate of Nigeria
(SAN), removed Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, as the vice-chancellor of the institution
on August 12 and appointed another professor in the university in an acting
capacity.
Buhari had directed Ogundipe and
Babalakin to step aside and allow the senate of the university to nominate an
acting vice-chancellor.
On Monday, the UNILAG senate
elected Folasade Ogunsola, the institution’s deputy vice-chancellor for
development services, as acting VC.
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