A statement by the Dean of Students Affairs , Prof . Ademola Adeleke, stated that the management regretted the inconvenience the development might cause the fresh graduates and their families .

But the DSA , who spoke to news correspondent on the telephone , said the ceremony would no longer hold .

When news correspondent demanded the reason for the suspension , he said , “ I don ’ t know myself . ”

However , the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities , UNILAG branch , Dr Dele Ashiru , said the suspension was due to the disagreement between the varsity management and the Pro – Chancellor , Dr Wale Babalakin .

Ashiru explained that Babalakin had written to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu , to say he was not carried along in the convocation programme.

The ASUU said , “ Our union condemns in the strongest terms the unilateral postponement of the convocation of the University of Lagos based on the overbloated ego of the pro – chancellor . It is indeed worrisome that the Ministry of Education will accede to an evil demand to postpone the convocation of a first – generation university on the complaints of a man who only wants his ego to be massaged . ”

Babalakin did not take his calls and had yet to respond to a text message as of press time .

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