By Gbenga Olarinoye

OSOGBO—Members of the Senate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state will today meet to pick the Acting Vice Chancellor for the institution as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Buhari had on Monday given a directive to the Senate of the university to recommend a suitable person to be appointed as the Acting VC of the institution pending the selection of the substantive VC.

The Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju confirmed the Senate’s meeting to newsmen on telephone in Osogbo yesterday.

According to the PRO, the members of the Senate needed to be informed 72 hours ahead of the meeting stressing that the Senate comprising of the school serving professors have been duly notified.

He said the university community were eager to know the would-be acting VC, adding that arrangements were already made for the meeting today.

Olarewaju disclosed that the administrative block was still shut by the workers and no one has been allowed to access it since the exit of the immediate past VC Prof. Bamitale Omole.