The Senate of the Lagos State University (LASU) has appointed Professor Damola Oke as the acting Vice-Chancellor of the university.   

 Oke was appointed the acting VC in an emergency senate meeting held on Monday.

Recall that Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had cancelled the ongoing process set up for the appointment of a the institution’s ninth Vice-Chancellor.

Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun, the outgoing VC was also directed to call for another emergency Senate meeting that would look into appointing one of the Deputy Vice-Chancellors, who was not a candidate in the cancelled selection process as Acting Vice-Chancellor from Monday, January 11, 2021.

Professor Damola Oke who is appointed as the acting VC was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration of LASU