Prof. Justus Sokefun has elected as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) by the Senate of the National Open University of Nigeria.
According to the statement signed by Mr. Ibrahim Sheme, NOUN’s Director, Media and Publicity, said that Sokefun won with a total votes of 48 persons against his counterpart Prof. Gbenga Ojo, who got 18 votes in the election, during a Senate meeting which was held in Lagos.
Sokefun’s before now was the Director, Lagos Study Centre of the university.
The statement revealed that the new DVC studied Law at the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife), and obtained a Bachelor degree in Law in 1984.
It indicated that he started his career as a Graduate Assistant at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he taught between 1985-1986.
According to the statement, Sokefun served as a Special Assistant to the Minister for Justice and Attorney General of the Federation between 1993-1994, and later became the Sub-Dean, Faculty of Law, Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye, from 1994 to 1997.
Sokefun became Dean, Faculty of Law, at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, between 2001 and 2007, joined NOUN as a Professor in 2007.
(NAN)