Mr Ogundipe fired back, saying his “purported removal” was a 'mischievous disinformation' as “the extant provisions of the law have not been complied with.'
Hours after saying it has removed Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos, the school’s council said it has appointed Theophilus Soyombo in acting capacity.over allegations of infractions and gross misconduct., saying his “purported removal” was a “mischievous disinformation” as “the extant provisions of the law have not been complied with” by the council.. The law vests the power to remove a vice-chancellor on the Nigerian president.
But checks by this newspaper on the said section talks about how the deputy vice-chancellor can be removed, not the vice-chancellor.stands, announcing Theophilus Soyombo as the interim head.
Now a professor of sociology, he teaches the course at the University of Lagos sociology department, where he specializes in, among other areas, the sociology of deviant behaviour in youths. The union’s chairman, Dele Ashiru, insisted Mr Ogundipe remained the union’s recognised head, accusing Mr Babalakin of having vested interest.
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