Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa is an expert in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. He was first appointed a professor in 2001. He was a two-time Provost of Lagos State University College of Medicine, 2006-2010. In May 2008, he was appointed the First Chief Medical Examiner for Lagos State based on the new Coroner's Systems Law of 2007. In this interview, Professor Obafunwa, who was appointed Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), in September 2011, speaks on solutions to the falling standard of education, why LASU didn't admit students into its satellite campuses, the need for varsities to review the award of honorary degrees and how government can strengthen the varsity system.
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