The governing council of the University Of Lagos (UNILAG) has officially announced Folasade Ogunsola, a professor of Medical Microbiology, as the 13th Vice Chancellor of the institution.
The announcement was made in a bulletin issued by the Communication Unit of the university.
The bulletin states that the appointment was made known at the end of the special meeting of the council held on 7th October.
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“The appointment of Professor Ogunsola is for five years with effect from Saturday, November 12, 2022 to Thursday, November 11, 2027.
“The 12th Vice Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on behalf of management, members of staff and students of the university heartily congratulate Professor Folasade Ogunsola, FAS on her appointment and wishes her a successful tenure,” it stated.
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Multiple sources confirmed to newsmen that Mrs Ogunsola topped the list of contenders for the position of VC and would be announced as vice chancellor-elect.
Ogunsola, the daughter of the late eminent geographer, Prof. Akin Mabogunje, has served the university in various capacities.
She was at a time the Provost of the College of Medicine in Idi Araba, Lagos, and also served as a deputy vice-chancellor to Ogundipe.
During the crisis that engulfed the institution about two years ago, when Ogundipe was removed from office by the then Governing Council led by Dr. Wale Babalakin, SAN, she served as the acting VC for about three months before the Federal Government reinstated Ogundipe.
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