Nigeria, April 21 -- The vice-chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Michael Ologunde, is set to step down from his position.

This is despite the government breaching the university's autonomy law on the appointment and dismissal of the embattled VC.

An official of the institution made this known to PREMIUM TIMES in a telephone interview on Tuesday evening.

This newspaper reported that the state governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, ordered Mr Ologunde to 'step aside' over reasons not stated in a letter seen by PREMIUM TIMES.

According to the letter signed by the state's commissioner for education, science and technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, the VC was asked to hand over to the principal officer next to his ra...