A
university professor with the Lagos State University, has been demoted
from his academic rank after certain unusual things were found out about
him.
The Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University
Olatunji Abanikannda, a lecturer with the Lagos State University,
LASU, Ojo, has been demoted from professor to a senior lecturer. His
demotion was announced by the University.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, he was demoted over alleged lack of requisite papers and journals.
Mr. Abanikannda, a former Professor of Animal Breeding and
Genetics, was the immediate past Director, LASU External System
(part-time programme).
In 2014, he contested for the post of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, but lost to Fidelis Njokanma.
The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Olanrewaju Fagbohun,
however, confirmed the demotion in a telephone interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
Mr. Fagbohun said the demotion of the lecturer was a decision taken
by the governing council, adding that the university management had
implemented it.
The university’s governing council decision followed a petition
against the lecturer by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,
LASU chapter.
The union had petitioned the governing council, headed by Adebayo
Ninolowo, alleging that the former Vice-Chancellor, John Obafunwa,
promoted the lecturer without due process.
A five-member panel was consequently set up to investigate the allegations levelled against the lecturer.
Some concerned members of staff of the university had also lodged
complaints that Mr. Abanikannda was not qualified to be a professor,
but was promoted by Mr. Obafunwa.
The panel, after several meetings and investigations, recommended the demotion of the lecturer.
It was gathered that the council also reprimanded the former
vice-chancellor and the current registrar, Akinwunmi Lewis, for taking
certain decisions contrary to the laid down rules and regulations of
the university.
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