The President, Mohammadu Buhari ,who is also
the Visitor to the University of Lagos , has
appointed the Chief Executive Officer of
Channels Television , Mr. John Momoh , as
the acting chairman of UNILAG Governing
Council .
This is contained in a letter dated August
21 , 2020 and signed by the Permanent
Secretary of the Federal Ministry of
Education , Sonny Echono .
The letter titled, ‘Emergency Meeting of
the Governing Council of University of
Lagos ’ with reference number FME /
PS /606 / C.1 / III / 129 , called on Momoh to
convene an emergency council meeting
with a view to approving the nomination
of the Acting Vice – Chancellor for the university.
The letter read in part, “ I am directed to
request you to convene an emergency
meeting of the governing council to
consider and, if found suitable , approve
the Senate nomination of the Acting Vice –
Chancellor of the University of Lagos in
line with the enabling Act.
“ 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 directives .
“ You are to also submit a report on the
decision of the council to the visitor
through the honourable minister of
education immediately thereafter.”
A spokesman for the Minister of
Education , Mr. Ben Gong , also confirmed
the authenticity of the letter to Crimefacts.
“ The letter is authentic . It was approved
by the visitor ( Buhari ) , ” he said .
Momoh , who is a veteran journalist , is the
President of the UNILAG Alumni
Association .
The UNILAG Senate had , on Monday,
voted Prof . Folasade Ogunsola as the
acting VC, making her the first woman to
hold such a position in the school ’s 58 –
year history .
