FG APPOINTS CEO OF CHANNELS TV, JOHN MOMOH, AS NEW ACTING CHAIRMAN OF UNILAG GOVERNING COUNCIL
The Federal Government has appointed the Chairman and CEO of Channels TV, John Momoh, as acting chairman of the Governing council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka.
Momoh, who is the president of the institution’s alumni association, has been a member of the council representing the association.
His appointment comes after the termination of lawyer and businessman, Wale Babalakin, from the position over the leadership crisis rocking the institution in recent weeks.
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In a letter addressed to the ace broadcaster dated August 21, 2020, and signed by the permanent secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, Momoh was directed to convene an emergency meeting of the council to “consider and, if found suitable, approve the senate nomination of the acting Vice-Chancellor for University of Lagos, in line with the enabling Act.”
The letter which is titled; ‘Emergency Meeting of the Governing Council of University of Lagos’ reads in part;
“You are to preside at the meeting in the absence of the substantive pro-chancellor/chairman of council who has had to recuse himself in line with the visitor’s directive.
“You are to also submit a report on the decision of the council to the visitor through the honourable minister of education immediately thereafter.”
It was gathered that the planned inauguration of the visitation panel to the university, would hold on Wednesday, August 25th, 2020, which was set up by the visitor, President Muhammadu Buhari.
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The panel is expected to review the controversies rocking the university, including a report that indicted the embattled vice-chancellor, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, of financial recklessness, gross misconduct, among other allegations.
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