The crisis rocking the University of Lagos over the removal of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe by the Wale Babalakin-led council is yet to abate despite the intervention of the Visitor to the University, President Muhammadu Buhari in the crisis.
President Buhari in his capacity as the visitor to the university had on Friday asked both the pro-chancellor of the university and chairman of council, as well as Prof Ogundipe to recuse themselves even as he set up a visitation panel to the university to investigate the crisis and report back to government in two weeks.
The President also asked the Senate of the university to appoint an Acting vice chancellor, thus sacking Prof. Soyombo, the acting VC appointed by the council.
Subsequently, the senate of the university who are usually professors only, on Sunday issued a notice to members to convene a meeting on Monday, August 24, with a view to appointing an acting VC.
Senate members were on Sunday asked to sign up document to convene the emergency meeting on Monday.
The notice read: “Dear Senate Member, Sequel to the Directive of *The* Visitor to the Senate of the University, members of Senate (who at this time are Professors only) are requested to sign up the request to convene an Emergency Meeting of Senate on Monday, 24th August, 2020.
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“The sign up documents are available at the under-listed locations on Campus between 10am and 6pm today, *Sunday* 23rd August 2020.
- Senate Foyer, Senate Building.
- Admin Block, CMUL Idi-Araba
However, in a swift reaction, the Council through the Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Oladejo Azeez, in another notice to all senate members on Sunday, said the council was yet to summon any meeting of the senate.
The council also asked the members to await proper notice of the meeting after the Federal Government must have clarified some issues germane to the meeting,
The notice from the council read: “Notice to all Senate Members. This is to inform all Senate Members that no meeting of Senate has been summoned.
“Members should await proper Notice of Meeting after the Federal Government of Nigeria has clarified some issues germane to the meeting. Thank you.”
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