Mr. Wale Babalakin has resigned as Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Lagos ( UNILAG), (SAN).
His resignation came few hours after the Special Visitation Panel set up by the Federal Government to look into the crisis rocking the Institution submitted its report to the Education Minister, Malam Adamu Adamu, in Abuja.
The Media Aide to Babalakin, Mr. Mikail Mumuni, who confirmed this, said his boss had resigned his position in the Council.
Although the government is yet to officially come out with its decision on the panel’s report, it was learnt that both Babalakin and the embattled Vice-Chancellor, Prof Toyin Ogundipe, might not return to their office.
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Recall that Federal Government had set up the a panel headed by Prof. Sa’ad Tukur to probe the affairs of the university following the sacking of Prof. Ogundipe by the Babalakin-led council at a meeting held in Abuja.
Subsequently, Professor Omololu Soyombo was appointed as the Acting Vice-Chancellor.
This led to protests by staff unions in the university who expressed their support for Ogundipe insisting that his removal did not follow the university laws and regulations.
The university’s Senate later elected Professor Folasade Ogunsola as the Acting Vice-Chancellor.