By Following viral reports that the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed Dr. Oluremi Olaleye as its acting Vice-Chancellor, the management of the newly established Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) has cleared the air.
Some news platforms had earlier reported that the governor has appointed Olaleye — the rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) before its upgrade to LASUSTECH — as the Acting VC for the varsity.
Reacting to the publication in a statement on Thursday, the management described the reports as untrue, urging members of the public to disregard the information.
While describing the news of the purported appointment as imaginations of the reporters, LASUSTECH noted that there were laws guiding appointments, saying information about such development would be released from the appropriate offices.
“For the avoidance of doubt, there are extant laws guiding such critical appointments. The law also identifies the authorities vested with the powers to appoint and announce such principal administrative and academic positions.
“The public is hereby assured that whenever such appointment is made in accordance with the law, it would be formally communicated by the appropriate authorities,” the statement read in part.
Recall that the National Universities Commission (NUC) recently gave the Lagos State Government clearance certificates of operations for the two newly approved state-owned universities: Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH).
