…’Removal’ Figment Of Their Imagination-VC

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has been removed from school by the governing council of the University.

Prof Ogundipe was removed at the council’s meeting held Wednesday in Abuja at the headquarters of the National Universities Commission.

In attendance were 11 of the 12 council members, the VC included, majority of whom voted for the removal of Mr. Ogundipe.

Prof Ogundipe was accused of financial impropriety and gross misconduct.

Mikhail Mumuni, the media adviser to chairman of the governing council, Wale Babalakin, who confirmed the development but however, declined further comments, saying only the registrar of the university can provide details of the development.

The conflict between the university’s governing council and the management reached a head in March when its week-long 2020 convocation was abruptly cancelled just before it started.

The cancellation, which was ordered by the NUC, Nigerian universities’ regulatory body, was in response to a directive by the education minister,Mallam Adamu Adamu.

Mallam Adamu gave the directive in response to a letter written to the Vice-Chancellor by the council chairman, accusing Prof Ogundipe of failing to share important details about the ceremony with the council.

The exchanges between the two officials were condemned by relevant stakeholders, including graduands, parents, the alumni and staff.

Fresh plans were still being made to reconvene the ceremony when the Covid-19 pandemic arrived to further keep the annual programme in abeyance.

Meanwhile, it was gathered that the university has since mailed copies of notification of results electronically to the affected graduands in view of the ceremony.

In a swift reaction, the university authority has debunked allege removal of the Vice-Chancellor saying it is untrue and a figment of Mr. Oladejo Azeez, who is Registrar and Secretary to council’s imagination, he, therefore, urge the general public, stakeholders to disregard this mischievous misinformation about the sitting VC of Unilag as Professor Ogundipe still remains Unilag’s Vice-Chancellor.