UI’s longest serving VC passes on

A former vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof Ayodeji Banjo, has passed on at the age of 90.

A family source said he died in the early hours of Friday, May 24, 2024, exactly 22 days after his 90th birthday.

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Prof. Ayo Banjo, as popularly known, is the longest serving VC of UI having served from 1984 to 1991.

He was an Emeritus Professor of English Language and pro-chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo.