The Senate of the National Open University of Nigeria released a statement where it announced Prof. Justus Sokefun as the its new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration).
The statement was signed by NOUN’s director of media and publicity, Mr Ibrahim Sheme, he confirmed that Sokefun polled 48 votes to defeat Prof. Gbenga Ojo, who got 18 votes in the election, which held during a Senate meeting in Lagos.
The statement also revealed the educational career of the new DVC. He studied Law at the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife), and obtained a Bachelor degree in Law in the year 1984.
His lecturing career started in 1985 when he was a Graduate Assistant at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he taught between 1985-1986. Reports also have it that 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 who is well decorated rose through the ranks as he quickly became Dean, Faculty of Law, at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, between 2001 and 2007, he joined NOUN as a Professor in 2007.