Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile Ife has on Thursday approved the appointment of Prof Anthony
Elujoba as the new acting Vice Chancellor for the institution.
Elujoba of the
Faculty of Pharmacy emerges as the institution’s VC barely 24 hours after the
Federal Government ordered the Senate of the school to use its internal
mechanism in selecting a new Vice Chancellor.
There has been series of protests
against the former Vice Chancellor, Prof Bamitale Omole, who has been accused
of mismanaging resources of the institution. In a letter addressed to the
Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, President Buhari
directed the Senate not to consider any of the candidates who earlier contested
for the position.
The Senate of the institution approved the appointment of
Professor Anthony Elujoba as the acting VC. Workers and students of the
institution recently trooped out in jubilation following the dissolution of the
school’s governing council and the suspension of the selection of the vice
chancellor by the federal government.
According to the staff and students, the
federal government’s decision was a step towards the redemption and integrity
of the institution, which for weeks had been hit by crisis after the exit of
the immediate past Vice Chancellor, Prof Bamitale Omole.
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