EXCLUSIVE! Who Will Succeed Ogundipe as Next UNILAG Vice Chancellor?
As the prestigious University of Lagos moves to finally pick its 13th Vice Chancellor, THECONSCIENCEng has authoritatively uncovered some key insights into possible scenarios and twists that could play out.
The stage is now set and the clock is ticking fast towards the final hours of unveiling the successor to Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, a revered Professor of Botany who has served the institution since November 2017 as its head honcho.
Under Ogundipe, UNILAG did witness remarkable growth. His tenure has however not being without myriad of tough challenges including a public spat with former Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the university’s Governing Council, Dr Wale Babalakin, for the soul of the Ivory Tower. Insiders claim the ‘witch hunt’ was more for economic control than anything else. The imbroglio produced a Professor of Sociology, Omololu Soyombo, as a 10-day acting Vice Chancellor before he stepped down.
The easy going incumbent UNILAG Vice Chancellor whose complete gentleman image and simple looking frame belie the grit, doggedness and tenacity that characterised his trajectory could be described as a cat with nine lives. Though suspended in the heat of the face-off, he was indeed reinstated on November 11, 2020 to honourably complete his mission, to the wild jubilation and admiration of the University community.
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