Segun James
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello as the ninth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU).
She is the wife of the State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, a former Editor of THISDAY.
The government in a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, explained that Olatunji-Bello was appointed following recommendation by the Joint Committee of Council and Senate of LASU in accordance with the LASU Law, Cap 169 Vol 7, Laws of Lagos State.
Olatunj-Bello assumed duty as the First Professor of Physiology in LASU College of Medicine on the 2nd of October 2007, after rising through the ranks from Assistant Lecturer (1988 to 1991) to Associate Professor in 2005, at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba
In year 2012, she attended the Course 34 of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, the highest policy advisory body of the federal government, as a nominee of the National Universities Commission.
A member of the National Institute (mni), Olatunji-Bello holds a Fellowship Award of the Physiological Society of Nigeria and was also appointed a Fellow of the Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation in the year 2019.
Olatunji-Bello as well as two other candidates, Professor Omotayo R. Awofolu and Professor Senapon Bakare, were recommended for the position in order of ranking respectively.
The process of selecting a substantive Vice-Chancellor for LASU commenced with advertisements for the vacant position in three national dailies on Friday, July 30th and Friday 13th August, 2021 respectively.
The tenure of the eight substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun, ended on January 11, 2021.
