Don’t meddle in UNILAG’s internal affairs, Reps tell governing council

Gabriel Dike

The House of Representatives has warned the Governing Council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to stop meddling in the internal management of the institution.

The lower chamber also advised the Dr. Wale Babalakin led-governing council to stick to its supervisory role of policy formation and fund-generation for the university.

The directive was contained in a letter to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation dated June 3 and signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, M.A. Sani-Omolori.

The letter was based on the report of the Committee on Public Procurement on the investigation into allegations of gross statutory breaches including violation of the procurement Act, 2007 by the management and governing council of UNILAG.

The House said henceforth, the pro-chancellor and chairman, governing council should allow the university to comply with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and follow due process strictly whenever a consultant was hired.

”Members of the governing council and the management of the university are advised to cooperate and work together for the progress of the university.

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It urged the Ministry of Education to immediately call a meeting of both the council and the university management to clearly define their functions and roles as expressed in the University Act and Public Procurement Act, 2007.

”The vice chancellor who is the chief accounting officer of the university which is in line with Section 20 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and should continue to discharge this responsibility as expected by law.”

Also, the House resolution advised the university to take proactive and immediate steps to improve its internal control mechanism and system.

The House urged the Presidency and the Federal Character Commission to correct the imbalance in composition of the governing council of UNILAG to accommodate representatives from South East, South South and North Central.

On the collapse of the Library project, the House resolved that the construction should continue after remedial steps were taken to remove the debris and backfilling under close supervision by experts.