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Governor Ambode Appoints Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun as LASU VC

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: January 6, 2016
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Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has appointed Prof. Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun as the new Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU).

Fagbohun, a professor of Environmental Law, was until his appointment Director of Research at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of Lagos.

Fagbohun was appointed the eighth substantive VC of the institution barely 24 hours after Ambode approved five-year single-term tenure for all helmsmen of the state-own tertiary institution.

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State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde confirmed the appointment in a statement.

According to Ayorinde, following the expiration of the tenure of Prof. John Oladapo Obafunwa, the 7th substantive Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University on 31st October, 2015, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Fidelis Olisamedua Njokanma assumed the position of Acting Vice-Chancellor.

Fagbohun, was born on October 19, 1966 and hails from Akesan in the Alimoso Local Government area of Lagos State. Fagbohun joined the Faculty of Law of the Lagos State University (LASU) as an Assistant Lecturer in January 1991. He rose through the ranks and by the year 2004, he was appointed Associate Professor.

He studied Law at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). He obtained his Master’s of Law Degree at the University of Lagos and attended the Obafemi Awolowo University for his doctoral degree programme.

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At different times, he served as a member of Senate of the Lagos State University; Head of Department of Business Law and later Department of Private and Property Law; Coordinator, Law Centre; Coordinator of the Department of Environmental Law and Allied Disciplines of the Centre for Environment and Science Education of the Lagos State University, and was, for several years, the Editor-in-Chief of the LASU Law Journal.

Fagbohun is a member of several academic and professional bodies, and a fellow of a number of national and international institutions.

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