The Senate of the University of Lagos has elected Prof. Folasade Ogunsola as Acting Vice Chancellor.
She is easily the first woman to emerge as Vice chancellor if the University since its establishment over fifty years ago.
Ogunsola who until now was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development Services) polled 135 votes compared to Prof. Ben Oghojafor’s 31 votes.
It was gathered one vote was declared void.
A total of 167 Professors were at the Senate meeting.
Oghojafor is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Management Services.
Ogunsola was also the first woman to be the Provost College of Medicine University of Lagos before she became DVC.
The Federal Government last week directed the varsity’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Wale Babalakin, and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, to recuse themselves from official duties, pending the outcome of the Special Visitation Panel set up by the President Muhammadu Buhari.
