Views: Visits 7 Vow to resist move to disenfranchise medical community By Chioma Obinna The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, and its affiliates on Thursday demanded the application of merit and extant laws in the selection of the Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU, vowing to resist any move to disenfranchise any qualified person including medical doctors with fellowship through lawful and legal means. The medical doctors, however, appealed to the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to immediately announce any of the three finalists in the second selection process as the ninth Vice-Chancellor of the University. It could be recalled that following the Lagos State Governor had ordered fresh selection for final selection of the Vice-Chancellor of LASU following petitions from some people within the University.
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Medical Associations in Lagos State have appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to urgently announce any of the three finalists as the ninth Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU).
This is contained in a statement jointly issued by leaders of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Lagos; Medical Guild, and Medical and Dental Consultants Association (MDCAN), LASUTH Chapter.
It was signed by Adetunji Adenekan, NMA Chairman; Oluwajimi Sodipo, Medical Guild Chairman, and Mumuni Amisu of MDCAN.
It was signed by Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, Medical Guild Chairman, and
Dr Mumuni Amisu of MDCAN. They said: “
We do not have any reason to believe that the previous processes of selection of ninth Vice-Chancellor for LASU were not rigorous or not in compliance with the laid down procedures and the extant laws of the university. “
We appeal that any one of the three finalists in the second selection process be announced by Mr Governor without further delay.
“They all have what it takes to put the university in the path of unrivaled progress and excellence in its three core mandates of teaching, research and community service.
By Chioma Obinna
The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, and its affiliates on Thursday demanded the application of merit and extant laws in the selection of the Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU, vowing to resist any move to disenfranchise any qualified person including medical doctors with fellowship through lawful and legal means.
The medical doctors, however, appealed to the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to immediately announce any of the three finalists in the second selection process as the ninth Vice-Chancellor of the University.
It could be recalled that following the Lagos State Governor had ordered fresh selection for final selection of the Vice-Chancellor of LASU following petitions from some people within the University.