UniJos students, staff protest NUC interference in VC selection process
A new vice-chancellor is to be selected for the University of Jos. 3 min read
The staff and students of the University of Jos, on Monday, held a peaceful protest against a directive by the
National Universities Commission (NUC) suspending the process for the selection of a new vice-chancellor for the university.
Addressing journalists during the protest at the Naraguta Campus of the University, the secretary of the local branch of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Muplang Kangpe, decried the role of the NUC in the process.
“The involvement of the NUC in the selection process will truncate the due process laid down for the legal selection of the vice chancellor, that’s why we are protesting,” he said.
Controversy rocks LAUTECH over removal of VC
The governor of Oyo State had asked the vice-chancellor to step aside for unknown reasons
Mr Ologunde was asked to ‘step aside’ last Friday by Governor Seyi Makinde over reasons not stated in a letter seen by PREMIUM TIMES.
The governor in the letter signed by the state’s commissioner for education, science and technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, urged the VC to hand over to the principal officer next to his rank.
“His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State and the visitor to the Ladoke Akintola University, has directed that the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. M. O. Ologunde should step aside until further notice.
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The selection process was already ongoing before reports emerged in some sections of the media that there has been disquiet in several quarters over the procedure for the selection of a new vice Chancellor.
This development led to the exercise being suspended as an invitation was extended to all Council Members to appear before the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) in Abuja unfailingly Wednesday, the 22nd day of April 2021.
The suspension letter which was communicated to all members of the council and the Senate selection board was signed by the Registrar/Secretary to Council, Monday Danjem.
Reacting to the development, the staff and students’ unions of the university staged a protest, saying that the selection process which has already gone far should not be interfered with for the sake of peace and tranquillity of the institution.
LAUTECH Senior Workers Reject Sacking Of Vice Chancellor By Governor Makinde
The governor, on Friday, directed the VC to step aside until further notice in a statement through the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 19, 2021
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Branch, Ogbomoso chapter has rejected Governor Seyi Makinde’s order that its Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Michael Ologunde should step down.
The governor, on Friday, directed the VC to step aside until further notice in a statement through the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye.