The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Professor Bidemi Lafiaji-Okuneye as the first substantive Vice Chancellor of the newly established Lagos State University of Education, Ijanikin and Epe campuses.
Lafiaji-Okuneye, a Professor of Health Education, was formerly the provost of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education before her appointment as acting Vice Chancellor of LASUED when the college was upgradedin 2022 to a degree awarding institution alongside Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Epe.
The Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, announced the appointment in a statement made available by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, on Wednesday, according to a Nigerian Tribune report.
Muri-Okunlola said Lafiaji-Okuneye’s appointment as substantive VC of the institution backdated to March 2022 and would run for only five years single tenure.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Wahab, explained that Lafiaji-Okuneye’s elevation was in compliance with Section 8, Subsection (1) (C) and (D) of the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) Law of 2021.
He congratulated the new VC and urged her to consider her appointment as a call to higher responsibility.
