By Cheta Enyoghasi
The Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University, (AAU), Edo State, has ordered the acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Asomwan Sonnie Adagbonyin, to vacate office.
Governor Obaseki had earlier appointed a seven-member university governing board led by Dr. Omo-Ehijele Frank Odafen in July 18, 2024.
This came following years of protests by the academic staff union of universities, or ASUU, chapter at the university.
They had campaigned for the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor, funding for the institution, a constitution for the university’s governing body, and enhanced worker welfare.
On February 8, 2022, Adagbonyin was named the university’s acting vice-chancellor after Prof. Benson Osadolor was removed from his position.
In a letter of gratitude, Adagbonyin verified the governing council’s instruction and said that he will formally quit his position next week and pass over to the recently elected Provost of the College of Medicine, Professor Samuel Olowo, as the Acting Vice-Chancellor.
He explained that the order to quit his job was part of a transitional process for appointing a substantive Vice-Chancellor for the university.
He said: “I will, by this arrangement, be stepping aside next week and handing over the office of Acting Vice-Chancellor to the newly elected Provost of the College of Medicine, Professor Samuel Olowo, as the new Acting Vice-Chancellor”.
He went on to appreciate the school community for their unwavering support for his team’s modest contributions to the institution’s growth.
