The Senate of the Lagos State University (LASU),Ojo, has appointed Prof. Adenike Boyo as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Administration of the institution
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Boyo succeeds the former DVC (Administration) Prof. Oyedamola Oke, after serving for two consecutive terms of four years each which ended on Oct. 4.
Mr. Ademola Adekoya, the institution’s Head of Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, said this on Tuesday in Lagos in a statement.
Adekoya said that Boyo defeated the other candidate for the position, Prof. Yinus Adeleke
by 118 to four votes.
“Boyo is a Professor of Physics and Dean, Faculty of Science of the University.
“Boyo was born on the Dec.11 ,1963 in Lagos State. She joined Lagos State University as an Assistant Lecturer in 1990 and became an Associate Professor in 2008 and a Professor of Physics in 2011.
“Boyo is the first pronounced Professor of Physics and first female Physicist in the Department of Physics ,Lagos State university,” he said.
Adekoya noted that the election of the new DVC (Administration) was to be ratified by the Governing Council of the university.(NAN)
