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The ongoing process set up for the appointment of a substantive ninth Vice -Chancellor of the Lagos State University has been scrapped by the State Governor and Visitor to the University , Babajide Sanwo -Olu .
The Governor further instructed that a fresh process that would terminate in 45 days should commence immediately .
This was related in a statement by Sanwo -Olu ’s Chief Press Secretary , Mr . Gboyega Akosile ,titled , ‘Sanwo -Olu cancels ongoing appointment of LASU VC , orders fresh process ’, on Friday.
It stated that the governor ’s “decision on the cancellation came after a thorough investigation and stakeholders engagement , which were necessitated by various petitions against the selection process ”.
The statement added , “Governor Sanwo -Olu was inundated with petitions arising from the selection process of the Vice- Chancellor by the Governing Council . After a thorough evaluation and investigation of the various complaints, Mr . Governor , in his capacity as the Visitor to the University ordered the cancellation of the process .
“The outgoing Vice-Chancellor , Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun , has also been directed to convene an emergency Senate meeting for the purpose of appointing one of the Deputy Vice- Chancellors , who is not a candidate in the cancelled selection process as Acting Vice- Chancellor from Monday , January 11 , 2021, when the tenure of the incumbent Vice -Chancellor , Professor Fagbohun expires .
“The Governor further directed that the Senate should select among its members , a pro tem chairman to superintend the meeting and conduct of the election of Acting Vice -Chancellor .”
There had been controversy over the qualification of some candidates selected to replace Fagbohun .
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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