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| Prof. Bidemi Bilkis Lafiaji-Okunneye |
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Prof. Bidemi Bilkis Lafiaji-Okunneye as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Ijanikin and Epe campuses.
A letter of appointment dated 1st February, 2023 and signed
by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, said the
appointment of Lafiaji-Okunneye, which took effect from 1st March 2022, is for
a single term of five years.
The letter reads in part, “I am happy to convey the approval
of Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State of your
appointment as Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University of Education (LASUED)
for a single term of five years with effect from 1st March, 2022.
“In approving your appointment, the State Government expects
you to continue to demonstrate a high level of dedication, diligence and
selflessness in the discharge of your duties to justify the confidence and
trust reposed in you by Mr. Governor.”
Congratulating the new Vice-Chancellor, Muri-Okunola urged
her to continue to demonstrate a high level of dedication, diligence and
selflessness so as to justify the confidence reposed in her by the state
government, while fast-tracking the growth of the new University to achieve set
goals and accelerated development.
Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide
Sanwo-Olu on Education, Tokunbo Wahab has opined that the appointment of
Lafiaji-Okunneye as LASUED substantive Vice-Chancellor was in compliance with
Section 8, Subsection (1) (C) and (D) of
the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) Law 2021.
Wahab congratulated the new substantive Vice-Chancellor and
urged her to consider her appointment a call to higher responsibility.
He also advised her to use her vast experience and rich
academic pedigree to put the new University on a sound path of excellence.