Babalakin says UNILAG Governing Council headed by him not dissolved

 Babalakin says UNILAG Governing Council headed by him not dissolved

By Modupe Shodeinde

The former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN) has asked the Federal Government to “update its record accordingly” because the dissolved UNILAG Governing Council was not chaired by him.

According to Babalakin, the governing council which was dissolved could not have been the one headed by him since he had resigned two months ago and an acting chairman already appointed.

This was in reaction to a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong, issued on Wednesday, following the crisis in the institution which led to the sacking and reinstatement of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe.

The statement had said that the President had reinstated Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos.

It stated that “The Governing Council of the University of Lagos Chaired by Dr. B. O. Babalakin is hereby dissolved. Mr. President hopes these steps will bring peace, stability, focus and direction to the University.”

Babalakin in a letter by his Media Adviser and Group Corporate Affairs Manager, Resort International Limited, Mikail Mumuni, on Monday, refuted the claim of the government that the Governing Council chaired by him was dissolved.

The letter said, “There is an obvious error in your press release. The Council that was dissolved could not have been the one chaired by Dr. B.O. Babalakin (SAN), as you erroneously stated in your press release since he had resigned his appointment on 17th September, 2020.

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“This is at least two months before your press release was made. If there was any Council to be dissolved at all, it must have been the one chaired by Mr. John Momoh. Please update your records accordingly. Thank You.”

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