Prof. Fagbohun, Two Other Candidates Shortlisted For LASU VC Post

The Lagos State University Joint Committee of the Senate and Governing Council had selected three out of the nine professors initially shortlisted to contest for the post of the Vice Chancellor.

A reliable source within the University told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos on the condition of anonymity.According to the source, Prof. Lanre Fagbohun of the University of Lagos came first, Prof. Hamidu Sanni of the Department of Islamic Studies came second, while Prof. Olatunji Bello of the Lagos State University’s College of Medicine, Ikeja was third.The source said the interview for the aspiring candidates was held on December 7 for the prospective candidates for the office the Vice-Chancellor at LASUCOM.The source said the Senate and Council would ratify the result at its next sitting ‎and would present the selected names to the visitor to the university, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.The source told NAN: “The remaining process will be done by the Chairman of the Governing Council, who will forward the three shortlisted candidates’ names to the visitor for his approval.“The final approval rests with the visitor to decide who emerges as the V-C out of three selected best candidates.”

NAN learnt that Prof. ‎Fagbohun is an indigene of Awori in Lagos State, Prof. Sanni is from Oyo State and Prof. Bello hails from Ondo State.14 professors had applied for the post within the six weeks of advertisement.Nine out of them were shortlisted after several considerations of their qualifications and pre-requisites for absorption.Six of the shortlisted professors were from LASU‎, while the other three were from outside the institution.The shortlisted professors were: Prof. Abolade Adeniji, Dean, Faculty of Arts; Prof. Senna Bakre, former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics); and Prof. Olatunji Bello, Lagos State University College of Medicine.

Others were Prof. Nurudeen Olasupo of the Department of Microbiology, Prof. Hamidu Sanni of the Islamic Studies Department and Prof. Babajide Elemo of the Faculty of Science.Those from outside LASU were Prof. S.A. Tella from the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State; Prof. Lanre Fagbohun, a former LASU staff, now at the University of Lagos; and a professor from Texas, US, simply identified as Prof.Oki.

One of the five candidates not shortlisted was the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of LASU, Prof. John Obafunwa, whose tenure ended on October 31.

NAN reports that the post of the Vice-Chancellor of LASU became vacant on October 31 following the expiration of the tenure of Obafunwa.The Lagos State Government on November 7 appointed Prof. Fidelis Njokanma (DVC, Administration) as the Acting V-C of the institution by the University’s Governing Council, led by its chairman, Prof. Adebayo Ninalowo.

Ambode had on November 17 sent the LASU 2015 Amendment Bill to the state House of Assembly for ratification.

The governor had proposed, in the bill, a single-term of five years for the institution’s vice-chancellor.

NAN