Security in and around the
University of Lagos Senate building and council office was beefed up on
Monday as the acting Vice Chancellor,
Prof. Omololu Soyombo, addresses workers of the university.
Soyombo, solicited the support of
the workers, adding that he had resumed effectively as the acting vice
chancellor.
“I have resumed effectively as
the VC and I hereby solicit the support of every member of staff, so we can
work together and discharge our duties peacefully for the interest and progress
of UNILAG,” he said.
Our correspondent, who visited
UNILAG, observed large numbers of policemen around the Senate building and
governing council office and they restricted movement in the areas.
According to a worker, who spoke
on condition of anonymity, policemen from the Apapa Division were deployed in
the institution to maintain the peace.
However, some senior staff
members, including a former Dean of Social Sciences, Prof. ‘Lai Olurode; and a member of the Senate,
Prof. Ayo Olowe, in different statements, called for peace.
Olurode said, “Under the law
which governs UNILAG, only the vice chancellor or anyone acting in that
position can authorise a meeting of the Senate. To do anything otherwise is to
act in defiance of the law.
“An acting vice chancellor has
been appointed; he should be allowed to function in that capacity until a
contrary pronouncement is issued.”
Olowe also said the choice of
Soyombo by the council was a good one.
“Prof. Omololu Soyombo is a man
of peace and proven integrity. I have full confidence in his ability to resolve
the current impasse in the university,” he said.
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