UNILAG Senate finally elects new acting VC- UNILAG Senate has elected a new acting VC - The new acting VC, Folashade Ogunsola, polled 135 votes in an election that was conducted on Monday, August 24 - Ogunsola floored her rival, Professor Ben Oghojafor, who claimed only 31 votes PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! During the emergency meeting of the University of Lagos (UNILAG)'s Senate, the leadership of the academic institution elected a new vice-chancellor pending the conclusion of an investigation of the special visitation panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari. After the poll, Professor Folasade Ogunsola emerged the new VC of the institution with 135 votes, The Nation reports. Ogunsola was the first woman to be the provost of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. She floored her rival, Professor Ben Oghojafor who polled 31 votes. Oghojafor is the deputy vice-chancellor management services. Read also N10 billion fraud allegation: IGP orders probe of Udom’s appointee PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app The said emergency meeting was attended by 167 professors. Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the vice-chancellor of UNILAG, Professor Olawatoyin Ogundipe, was on Wednesday, August 12, sacked by the school's governing council. Ogundipe's removal was announced in Abuja during a meeting attended by members of the council. The said meeting was presided over by the university's pro-chancellor and chairman of the council, Wale Babalakin, who is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Professor Theophilus Omotunde Soyombo was appointed to take the place of Ogundipe as the acting vice-chancellor. However, he stepped down on Saturday, August 22, following a directive from President Buhari. Earlier, Legit.ng had reported that the Senate of UNILAG would appoint an acting vice-chancellor on Monday, August 24, while the special visitation panel set up by President Buhari carries out its investigation. Read also Kogi guber: Huge number of APC aspirants is due to my efforts, says Gov Bello The leadership crisis in the institution had climaxed into the suspension of Babalakin and Ogundipe, by an order from President Buhari. Already, over 140 professors have signed for the convening of the emergency Senate meeting, the major agenda of which is the appointment of an acting VC. The aim of the meeting was one of the recommendations of the Federal Ministry of Education on the night of Friday, August 21. Covid-19: Lagos school gives students radios to study from home | - on Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - UNILAG Senate has elected a new acting VC - The new acting VC, Folashade Ogunsola, polled 135 votes in an election that was conducted on Monday, August 24 - Ogunsola floored her rival, Professor Ben Oghojafor, who claimed only 31 votes PAY ATTENTION: PAY ATTENTION Legit.ng