Oyo state Governor Seyi Makinde on Friday ordered the Vice Chancellor, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Professor Michael Ologunde, to step aside till further notice.
The governor handed down the order through a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye.
In the statement, dated April 16, Prof Ologunde was subsequently directed to hand over to the next principal officer in rank to continue normal activities in the university.
“His Excellency, Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, Governor of Oyo State and Visitor to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, has directed that the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor M. O. Ologunde, should step aside until further notice,” it said.
The statement added, “Consequently, the Vice chancellor has been directed to hand over forthwith to the next principal officer in rank in order to ensure uninterrupted flow of normal activities in the university.”
