… to convene an emergency meeting for Ogunsola’s nomination approval
THE Chief Executive Officer of Channels Television, John Momoh, has been appointed Acting Chairman of the University of Lagos Governing Council.
The appointment, by President Muhammadu Buhari, was conveyed in a letter by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono.
The letter titled, “Emergency Meeting of the Governing Council of University of Lagos”, with reference number FME/PS/606/C.1/III/129, directed the new Acting Chairman to convene an emergency council meeting, with a view to approving the nomination of the Acting Vice-Chancellor for the university.
The letter said, “I am directed to request you to convene an emergency meeting of the governing council to consider and, if found suitable, approve the Senate nomination of the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos in line with the enabling Act.
“You are to preside at the meeting in the absence of the substantive pro-chancellor/chairman of council who has had to recuse himself in line with the visitor’s directives. You are to also submit a report on the decision of the council to the visitor through the honourable minister of education immediately thereafter.”
Spokesperson for the Minister of Education, Ben Gong, confirmed the development, saying, “The letter is authentic. It was approved by the Visitor (Buhari).”
Recall that UNILAG Senate had, on Monday, voted Prof. Folasade Ogunsola as the Acting VC, making her the first woman to hold such a position in the 58-year history of the institution.
