FG ORDERS SUSPENSION OF UNILAG CONVOCATION

Suspension Due to Overbloated Ego of Pro-chancellor: ASUU

Following the directive of the Federal Government, the authorities of the University of Lagos have suspended the forthcoming convocation ceremonies slated to hold from Monday March 9th to Thursday 12th March, 2020. This, according to the directive, was because they did not get the approval of the school’s governing council.

A letter from the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education to the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) which contains the directive reads:

“The attention of the honourable minister has been drawn to the attached copy of letter dated 2nd of March, 2020 from the pro-chancellor and Chairman of Council, Dr. B.O Babalakin to the effect that the 2019 convocation ceremonies were not approved by the Governing Council in line with the laws of the university.

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“I am to, therefore, request that you kindly advise the Vice Chancellor to suspend the Convocation and ensure full compliance with due process. Please, accept the assurances of the best regards of the Honourable Minister.”

The Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday stated that the management regretted the inconvenience the development might cause the fresh graduates and their families.

The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, UNILAG branch, Dr Dele Ashiru, said the suspension was due to the disagreement between the varsity management and the Pro-Chancellor, Dr Wale Babalakin. Ashiru explained that Babalakin had written to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to say he was not carried along in the convocation programme.

The minister was said to have written the National Universities Commission and the varsity was asked to suspend the programme.

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According to ASUU, “Our union condemns in the strongest terms the unilateral postponement of the convocation of the University of Lagos based on the overbloated ego of the pro-chancellor. It is indeed worrisome that the Ministry of Education will accede to an evil demand to postpone the convocation of a first-generation university on the complaints of a man who only wants his ego to be massaged.”