Governor Sule To Announce Acting Rector Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia Soon

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Rabiu Omaku

Fresh fact has emerged that the Governor of Nasarawa State may soon announce the appointment of Acting Rector of Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia in favored of Dr.Dalhatu Usman before the end of the year.

 

The long awaited new management team of the Polytechnic after the conduct of screening and interview continued to generate mixed greet over who is qualified to head the institution.

 

Reliable source from the Secretariat of the Governing Council unveiled that all the applicants that applied for the position of Rector and Registrar were disqualified by the Chairman of the probe committee of the then Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia and now Commissioner of education, Hajiya Fati Sabo.

 

Dr.Dalhatu Usman is the immediate past Librarian of the Polytechnic who was on a sabbatical at the Federal University of Lafia held from Nasarawa Local Government Area of the State.

 

It would be recalled that the Chairman of the screening exercise, Fati Sabo disqualified all that applied and attended the interview, the unfolding  foist the State Governor to hijacked the entire process started by the Governing Council.

 

Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic,it would be recalled during it Zonal conference in Lafia has rejected the imposition of any person outside the Polytechnic system as Rector in the Polytechnics.

 

The national President of the Association, Comrade Usman Yusuf Dutse disclosed this during a courtesy call to the management of the Isa Mustapha Agwai 1 Polytechnic, Lafia under the headship of Augustine Ali Gabu held at the Governing Council chamber marking the 71st Zonal executive Council meeting of Zone ‘B’ to take note of the unfolding.

 

According to the national President, “ASUP we not allow an alien to be appointed as Rector, adding that Polytechnic is for Chief Lecturer not for professor, he insisted.

 

“After building a system which we in the Polytechnic had, somebody will from nowhere take over as Rector,  will not allow that this”.

 

“We are ready to occupy any Polytechnic that goes contrary against Polytechnic Act, we are all contributors to the sector”.

 

Comrade Usman confided that the appointment of Rector is the prerogative of the Council, urging the management to guide the Governing Council appropriately.

 

The Zonal Coordinator of ASUP,Comrade Abdullahi Yalwa called on the management to implement pending 2017-2019 promotions as he applauded the management for the payment of 2015-2016 arrears.

 

He also urged the management to accord premium to headship allowances which he said is the right of lecturers but not privilege.

 

“We are not against anybody from the University, we don’t know why our people were disqualified from the recent screening exercise for the position of Rector”.

 

He further buttressed that the recent Polytechnic Act has stated clearly that only Chief Lecturer is qualified to be a Rector.

 

The covering Rector of the Polytechnic, Augustine Ali Gabu applauded the leadership of the Union for their maturity.

 

Gabu assured the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic that pending promotions would be addressed before the end of 2019.

 

Gabu commended the Union members in Isa Mustapha Agwai 1 Polytechnic, Lafia for hard work and dedication.

 

“We are not in conflict with the Union, he identify paucity of fund to the delayed in the payment of pending promotions”.

 

The covering Rector described headship allowances as a right but not a privilege.

 

While reacting over the advertisement for the positions of principal officers placed by the Governing Council, the covering Rector declined comment as he said is purely issue of the council.

 

He in addition buttressed that the Union should be seen as an avenue for dialogue but not skirmishes.

 

The Chairman Governing Council of the Polytechnic, His Royal Highness, the Emir of Karshi, Alh.Muhammed Bako !!! Could not be reached for comment.

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