UNILAG: How governing council, management face-off stopped 2020 convocation
The lingering disagreement between the management and governing council of the University of Lagos caused the postponement of the institution’s 51st convocation, DAILY POST can report.irregularities in contracts’ award, among others.
It has now been established that the federal government ordered suspension of the ceremonies after a letter by Chairman of Governing Council, Wale Babalakin. ASUU criticized the Ministry order to the Executive Secretary of the NUC “to advise the vice chancellor to suspend the university’s convocation ceremonies without investigating the veracity of the claim”.
The query followed the report of a committee led by a lecturer of Chemistry at Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Saminu Dagari, which audited the UNILAG’s expenditure between May 2017 and September 2018. The report accused the university’s internal audit units of gross lapses, dismal failure, and abuse of the institution’s internal control mechanisms.
The report further recommended that the Governing Council take total control of the university’s finances and that the Tenders’ Board be under the Governing Council Chairman.
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