Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Olumide Olusola Metillelu as the Acting Rector of Lagos State Polytechnic. Metillelu will hold the acting position for a period of three months, effective from 1st June, 2020.
According to a release from the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the appointment is sequel to the expiration of the five-year tenure of the current Rector of the Institution, Samuel Oluyinka Sogunro on 31st May, 2020. “The process for the appointment of a substantive Rector for the institution is ongoing by the Office of the Special Adviser on Education, Tokunbo Wahab, with the screening and clearance of 17 out of 25 applicants for the post of the Rector”, the statement read.
It further disclosed that Metillelu, prior to the present appointment, was the Deputy Rector (Academics) of the institution.