The appointment of Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello as the ninth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU) has been approved by the governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu.
Prof. Olatunji-Bello is the wife of the state Commissioner for Environment, Tunji Bello.
In a statement issued on Thursday, September 16, 2021, the Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said that Professor Olatunji-Bello was appointed following recommendation by the Joint Committee of Council and Senate of LASU, in accordance with the LASU Law, Cap 169 Vol 7, Laws of Lagos State.
The new VC assumed duty as the first Professor of Physiology in LASU College of Medicine on October 2, 2007 after rising through the ranks from Assistant Lecturer (1988 to 1991) to Associate Professor in 2005 at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba.
In 2012, Prof. Olatunji-Bello attended the Course 34 of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, the highest policy advisory body of the Federal Government, as a nominee of the National Universities Commission.
A member of the National Institute (mni), Prof. Olatunji-Bello holds a Fellowship Award of the Physiological Society of Nigeria and was also appointed a Fellow of the Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation in the year 2019.
Prof. Olatunji-Bello as well as two other candidates, Professor Omotayo R. Awofolu and Professor Senapon Bakare, were recommended for the position in order of ranking respectively.
The process of selecting a substantive Vice-Chancellor for LASU had commenced with advertisements for the vacant position in three national dailies on Friday, July 30 and Friday, August 13, respectively.
The tenure of the eight substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun, lapsed on January 11, 2021.
