The President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd . ) , who is also the Visitor to the University of Lagos , has appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Channels Television , Mr . John Momoh , as the acting chairman of UNILAG Governing Council .
This is contained in a letter dated August 21 , 2020 and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education , Sonny Echono .
The letter titled , ‘ Emergency Meeting of the Governing Council of University of Lagos ’ with reference number FME / PS / 606/C . 1 / III/129, called on Momoh to convene an emergency council meeting with a view to approving the nomination of the Acting Vice - Chancellor for the university .
The letter read in part , “ I am directed to request you to convene an emergency meeting of the governing council to consider and , if found suitable , approve the Senate nomination of the Acting Vice -Chancellor of the University of Lagos in line with the enabling Act .
“ You are to preside at the meeting in the absence of the substantive pro - chancellor /chairman of council who has had to recuse himself in line with the visitor ’ s directives .
“ You are to also submit a report on the decision of the council to the visitor through the honourable minister of education immediately thereafter . ”
A spokesman for the Minister of Education , Mr . Ben Gong, also confirmed the authenticity of the letter to The PUNCH.
“ The letter is authentic . It was approved by the visitor ( Buhari ) , ” he said .
Momoh , who is a veteran journalist, is the President of the UNILAG Alumni Association .
The UNILAG Senate had , on Monday, voted Prof . Folasade Ogunsola as the acting VC , making her the first woman to hold such a position in the school ’ s 58 - year history.
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