Lagos approves new LASU governing council, names Ogala as chair

The Lagos state government has approved a new governingcouncil for the Lagos State University (LASU). The approval letter was signed on Friday by Bode Agoro, thestate’s head of service. The circular stated that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor ofLagos, has assented to the 11-man membership of the council. The government maintained that it is committed to improvingthe quality of education in the state. “In continuation of this administration’s commitment toimprove the quality of education in the State owned Higher Institutions, it ishereby notified for general information that Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu,the Governor of Lagos State, has approved the membership of the Lagos StateUniversity Governing Council,” the statement reads. “Accordingly, all Accounting Officers are enjoined to notethe contents of this Circular and give it the deserved Service-wide publicity.” The council will be headed by Babatunde Ogala, a senioradvocate of Nigeria (SAN); while Oluseyi Badmus, Bode Makanjuola, MojisolaTolagbe Taiwo, Shaffudeen Amuwo, and Rafiu Adisa Ebiti will serve as members. Other members of the council include Kofo Durosimi Etti,Farouk Gumel, Adenike Akanbi, Biodun Hundeyin and Remi Desalu. Ogala is a solicitor, capital market consultant, businessrecovery and insolvency practitioner. He graduated with a law degree from the University of Joe(UNIJOS) in 1985. He proceeded to the law school and graduated in 1986. For five years, Ogala served as the general legal adviserfor Guardian Press Limited after working as associate counsel with Femi Okunnuchamber for two years. Ogala was a member of the Lagos state house of assembly from2007 to 2011.

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