The Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has elected the deputy vice-chancellor in charge of development services, Folasade Ogunsola, as the institution’s acting vice-chancellor.
Mrs Ogunsola, a professor of medical microbiology and first child of Nigeria’s first professor of Geography, Akin Mabogunje, was also the first female provost of the university’s college of medicine, Idi-Araba.
Premium Times reports that Prof Ogunsola defeated her opponent and a deputy vice-chancellor in charge of management services, Ben Oghojafor, with a wide margin.
She scored 135 votes as against Oghojafor’s 31 among the senate members.
It was gathered that total of 167 professors were accredited for voting while one vote was voided.
Thelagostimes had earlier reported that the senate meeting would hold today purposely to appoint an acting VC as instructed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari, who acted in his capacity as the institution’s visitor, had also set up a seven-member visitation panel to look into the crisis rocking the university.