Education
BREAKING: UI Senate Elects Prof. Ekanola As Acting VC


Prof. Adebola Babatunde Ekanola has been elected by the Senate of the University of Ibadan as the new Acting Vice-Chancellor of the university.
Ekanola, who is the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academics was elected on Monday – the same day the tenure of Prof Idowu Olayinka expired as the VC of the 72-year-old university.
Sources at the meeting, where the election took place, said Ekanola scored 275 votes to beat four other professors nominated for the position.
Prof A. Oluleye was said to have scored 80 votes to come second while Prof Adigun Agbaje polled 15 votes to place third; Prof Gbemisola Oke polled 14 votes and Prof Olanike Adeyemi got 13 votes.
After the selection of a new VC for the university was embroiled in crisis, the process was cancelled and a fresh one was ordered by the NUC.
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