COESU, NASU Accuses Chairman Governing Council College Of Education, Akwanga  Of Breaching  White Paper Recommendation In Appointments Of Key Positions

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Rabiu Omaku

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Fresh facts from the College of Education, Akwanga has revealed that the chairman of the Governing Council, Dr.Ishaya Awotu despite pressures by the College Unions it was learned breached white paper recommendations in the appointment of the former Registrar of the College Audu Safiyanu and then Desk Officer of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund,Benbela Madaki to select them for the key positions.

 

The College of Education Academic Staff Union (COESU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) in a two-page press statement jointly signed by Comrade Edward T.Daniel of COESU and Akaba Joshua Peter of NASU stated that the key position in the College has been politicized.

 

 

The Unions also said they would resist the use of any external influence to plant people with questionable character or unpopular candidates as members of the management team, saying by so doing would drag the College backward.

 

 

The two Unions called on the Governing Council to take into cognizance of the content of the previous and recent whitepaper by adhering strictly to the process of constituting the College management. with the unending crisis over the exalted seats.

 

The Unions also hinged that only insiders from the College know the hiccups of the teachers’ institute, promising to resist any attempt to impose an outsider against the existing laws establishing the College of Education Akwanga.

 

According to the statement, “We condemn with a strong voice the unnecessary delay by the Council to conclude the process of selecting substantive management.

 

The external influence was geared towards influencing and politicizing the nomination process of our principal officers.

 

We are ready to resist the imposition of any questionable candidate who will take the College back.

 

Insisted on the selection of principal officers within the system.

 

Also adherence to recent and previous recommendations of the white papers.

 

Feelers revealed that the Joint Unions of the College were invited for dialogue as well as to fine-tune the way out, It was gathered that the Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel  Akabe directed the chairman Governing Council, Dr. Awotu, and his members to do the needful by implementing the recent and previous white papers but he failed to deaf ears.

 

The Chairman Governing Council, College of Education, Akwanga, Dr.Ishaya Awotu has denied collecting graft from the former desk officer of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Benbella Madaki, and the former Registrar of the College, Audu Safiyanu.

 

The two officials of the College were amongst the two management team indicted by the probe committee headed by late Hussaini Hashim, The chairman described the allegations as mere imagination to indict the Governing Council.

 

Dr.Awotu disclosed this in a telephone interview with this Journalist, He said the two officials are the staff of the College and are qualify to hold key offices as the College is a concern.

 

‘’Is a mere imagination by people that didn’t mean well to the College that we are doing our best to fixed things in order’’.

 

The chairman opined that the information making round was meant to distract the Council from doing its work diligently.

 

He however urged the College of Education Academic Union (COESU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) to focused on their responsibility instead of distracting the Council from its assignment.

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