The Senate of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, has appointed Professor Oyedamola Oke as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution.
Oke succeeds the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, VC, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun (SAN), whose five-year tenure ended on January 11, 2021.
Mr Ademola Adekoya, the institution’s Head of Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, said this on Monday in Lagos.
Adekoya said that the members of the Senate of the institution approved the appointment of Oke as the Acting Vice-Chancellor after their voting process.
He said, “Oke had over 61 votes while Prof. Elias Wahab, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) had 51 votes.
“His appointment is for 45 days according to a statement by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu released on January 8.
“Prior to his appointment, Oke was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of LASU, a Professor of Plant Pathology and the former Dean, Faculty of Science,” he said.
Earlier in the day, the former V-C, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun (SAN), urged the entire LASU community to support the administration of whosoever would be his successor in office.
In a statement he issued, he also advised them to ensure that the rule of law and justice continued to thrive in the institution.
Source: NAN
