Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Council of the Lagos State University, LASU, as well as the removal of the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Information, Gbenga Omotosho, made this known in a statement of Friday, saying the Pro-Chancellor, Adebayo Ninalowo, was removed for flagrant violations of the extant laws and regulations of the University guiding the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor.
Sanwo Olu ordered that a new selection process would begin immediately and end 45 days.
He said,
“The Governor of Lagos State and the Visitor to the Lagos State University (LASU), Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, after consideration of the report of the Special Visitation Panel on the appointment of the 9th Vice-Chancellor and by the powers conferred on him by the Lagos State University Law, Cap L69 volume 7, Laws of Lagos State, 2015 (as amended), hereby adopts the recommendations and directs as follows:
“The immediate dissolution of the Lagos State University Governing Council and the removal of the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council for flagrant violations of the extant laws and regulations of the University guiding the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor.
“Cancellation of the second failed exercise to appoint the 9th Substantive Vice-Chancellor as a result of the flagrant contravention of extant laws, breach of due process, failure and total disregard to follow its own laid down criteria guiding the process for the appointment of a 9th Vice-Chancellor as publicly advertised.”
