The Senate of the University of Ibadan (UI) has extended the appointment of the acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Adebola Ekanola for another term of six months.
Ekanola, who was a Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), was appointed acting Vice-Chancellor on December 1, 2020, following an impasse in the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor.
The Act setting up the university provides that an acting VC should hold office for a term of six months which expires on May 30.
The university’s Director of Communications, Mr Olatunji Oladejo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday.
Oladejo, who said he was not aware of anybody opposing the reappointment of Ekanola, as every member of the Senate was at the meeting where the decision was reached on Monday said: “I am only interested in the decision of the Senate of the university, not about speculations.
“Individuals at the Senate meeting had the opportunity to canvas for the position today, how come those speculating didn’t win there?
“Everybody talked and canvassed their opinions there and it was agreed that Ekanola should be reappointed,” he said.
