SAN FRANCISCO, November 11, (THEWILL) – The suspended Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has been reinstated.
The Nation reports wide jubilation on the Akoka, Yaba campus of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) when news of his reinstatement as the institution’s Vice Chancellor filtered in last night.
Education Minister, Malam Adamu is expected to formally announce his reinstatement at a news conference in Abuja.
Ogundipe was said to have received his letter and expected to return to Lagos from Abuja today.
A lecturer at the university who said the institution was jubilant about the news, said: “No details yet. He collected the letter today (Tuesday) but will come in from Abuja tomorrow.”
Another worker (names withheld) said: “I heard from people close to him. I think it must be true.”
The governing council of UNILAG had suspended Ogundipe as the vice-chancellor of the institution. He was accused of financial impropriety and gross misconduct and was subsequently suspended at the council meeting held at the headquarters of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja.
His removal was criticised by the university community prompting the Federal Government to direct the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Council, University of Lagos, Dr. Wale Babalakin and the sacked Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe to step aside from their official duties pending the outcome of a Special Visitation Panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve the crisis rocking the institution.
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The President, as visitor to the University also removed Prof. Theophilus Soyombo, the Acting Vice Chancellor appointed by Babalakin and appointed Prof Folashade Ogunsola to act as the VC pending the report of the visitation committee.
THEWILL learnt that the Federal Government had approved the White Paper by the Visitation Panel which investigated Ogundipe’s removal by the Wale Babalakin-led Governing Council and other allegations levelled against him and others.
Babalakin has since resigned his position as the chairman of council.
