Ogunsola Emerges UNILAG Senate Nominee As Acting VC

In the election conducted by the members of the University Of Lagos Senate on Monday to choose an acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola has secured the highest number of votes.

She was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development Services at UNILAG before her emergence.

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Ogunsola’s nomination took place during a Senate meeting attended by 167 professors.

The result of the election obtained by one of our correspondents showed that she secured 135 of 167 votes while Prof. Ben Ogbojafor, who was also considered for the post by members of the Senate, secured 31 votes. One void vote was, however, recorded.

Chairman of the Senate Emergency Committee, Prof. Chioma Agomo, also announced the result to journalists after the election.

It was earlier reported that the Federal Government last week directed the varsity’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Wale Babalakin, and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, to recuse themselves from official duties, pending the outcome of the Special Visitation Panel set up by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari.

FG had also asked UNILAG Senate to reconvene to appoint an acting VC.

Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola was born in 1958. She is a professor of medical microbiology who specialises in disease control, particularly HIV/AIDS.

Ogunsola was also an ex-provost of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, and is reputed as being the first woman to occupy the position.

She doubles as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (development services) of the institution since 2017.

She is the principal investigator at AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (APIN) at University of Lagos. She has also been the chairman of Infection Control Committee of Lagos University Teaching Hospital.

Additionally, she is the chairman of the National Association of Colleges of Medicine in Nigeria.