The newly appointed Governing Council of the Federal College of Education, Technical (FCE,T), Akoka, Lagos has announced the appointment of Dr Isaac Oluwatin Miller as the Provost of the College.
Consequently, the notice signed by Mr Rasheed Dada, the Registrar of the College on behalf of the Governing Council instructed Dr. Wahab Azeez to step aside.
Recall that the former Provost of the College, Dr Wahab Azeez has been facing a running battle with a section of the staff unions of the College since May 27th, 2024.
The crisis that had lingered for over 10 months climaxed on Monday as aggrieved staff and students insisted Azeez would not be allowed into office.
The protest later snowballed into a heated agitation resulting in a violent attack and vandalisation of several official vehicles and others belonging to members of staff.
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The notice titled: “Appointment Of Dr. Isaac Oluwatoyin Miller As The Acting Provost, read, “This is to inform the College Community that at the inaugural meeting of the 8th Governing Council of the College on Tuesday, 30th July, 2024 the Council directed that Dr. Wahab Ademola Azeez should step aside from office as the Provost of the College with effect from 31 July, 2024.
“Sequel to the above, the Council at the same meeting unanimously resolved to appoint Dr. Isaac Oluwatoyin Miller as the Acting Provost with immediate effect,” the memo stated.
However, a source closer to the College hinted that the 32 persons arrested by the Police in the wake of the violent protest have been released.
Also, academic activities have been suspended indefinitely at the College while students are asked to vacate the premises of the institution and hostels.
