The Pro-Chancellor of University of Lagos, Dr. Babawale Babalakin has insisted that the removal of the institution’s vice chancellor, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, followed due process.
The senate of the university as well as union bodies in the institution among others have said that the university governing council did not follow due process in removing the vice chancellor. They said the sacked VC was not given the opportunity to defend himself.
But, Babalakin in an interview with ARISE TV, transcribed by franktalknow.com, said this was a false narrative. He said, “A full committee of council discovered that Ogundipe was conducting the affairs of the university in a reckless manner unbecoming of any public officer.”
He added, “The full committee of council mandates a subcommittee to look into it. The subcommittee came back with a plethora of wrongdoings by Ogundipe for his comment, he gave his defence in writing and sent it to the council, he then stood up in the council for one hour to defend himself.
“So saying he was not given fair hearing doesn’t reflect the fact and I am hoping that this will bring out a lot of facts so that Nigerians don’t react to issues when they have not read the document.”
Read full interview on franktalknow.com
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