ASUU On Babalakin's resignation as pro-chancellor, University of Lagos.

 

ASUU president, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi in his reaction to the resignation of the pro-chancellor of the university of Lagos, Wale Babalakin said Babalakin has the right to withdraw his services and suspects he feels the panel report will not favour his actions.

ASUU said it will await the recommendations of the panel before making further comments

Babalakin resigned hours after the special presidential visitation panel submitted its report to the minister of education on crisis rocking the management of the university of Lagos.

The Pro-Chancellor of the University, Wale Babalakin, has resigned over allegation of disagreement with the Federal Government on the Visitation Panel sent to the university.

 Babalakin, who was seen shortly at the ministry of education, barely minutes after the education minister received the report said in his resignation letter that there were too many vested interests in university of lagos matter, who were not approaching the issues objectively.

Babalakin said it has become imminent for him to stand by his principles since the Federal Government believed the actions he took may not be right.

The senior advocate of Nigeria said the visitation panel was raised to exonerate the Vice-Chancellor and implicate the Pro-Chancellor, who happened to be himself.

He said although he appeared in protest before the panel, he made it clear that the panel could not determine the issues before it.

While noting that he will also not be available again to serve as the chairman of the Federal Government Negotiation Team on the Agreement reached with university unions in 2009, which he has chaire since January 6th, 2017, insists he had served the university system in Nigeria with his heart and intellect.

Babalakin argued that as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri and the University of Lagos, he did not receive sitting allowances and other perks of office.

He said he did not allow the two institutions to provide him with food or drinks.

Babalakin’s letter of resignation to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu was dated September 15, 2020 but it was made public barely a few hours after the submission of the report of the Visitation Panel on Thursday, september 17, 2020