UNILAG ASUU Passes Vote Of No Confidence On Pro-Chancellor

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has passed a vote of no confidence in the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr Wale Babalakin.
The ASUU Chairman, Dr Dele Ashiru, said the decision was taken at a congress of the union.
“Dr Wale Babalakin is now a persona non grata on our campus. We don’t want to see him again anywhere in the university. He is no longer needed,” he added.
He said other resolutions of the congress would soon be released in a statement.
The varsity management, led by Prof Toyin Ogundipe, had been embroiled in a fight with the governing council, led by Babalakin.
The fight came to a climax with the suspension of the convocation ceremonies earlier scheduled for this Monday.
The council had, however, blamed that development on the VC, who was accused of sidelining the council in the convocation plans.
Meanwhile, the Governing Council of the University of Lagos, Akoka, has blamed the varsity’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, for the suspension of the 56th convocation ceremonies of the institution.
It was said that Ogundipe sidelined the council in his plans and did not seek approval for the list of honorary degrees.
The VC had last Monday announced a series of programmes for the convocation, saying 13,489 graduating students would be conferred with degrees, diplomas and certificates from Monday, March 9, till Friday, March 13, 2020.
However, on Thursday, the varsity announced the suspension of the event.
The Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr Wale Babalakin, was reported to have written to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, saying he was not informed.
The minister was said to have written the National Universities Commission, which, in a memo dated March 4, halted the programme.