Kwara Poly staff, students threaten protest against Gov Ahmed over Rector's appointment

Date: 2019-05-20

Staff and students of Kwara State Polytechnic have threatened to stage a peaceful protest over the appointment of a new rector by the outgoing administration in the state.

Mr. Kayode Rafiu, the leader of the students, said this in a statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday.

Rafiu said the protest would commence on Tuesday May 21.

He said the protest became necessary due to the alleged "shabby process in the appointment of a new rector for the institution by the outgoing administration."

NAN recalls that the school had on March 25, released an advert for the position of Rector, which was perceived in some quarters as fraudulent.

Rafiu alleged that Gov. AbdulFatai Ahmed, had perfected plans to bring an outsider as the Head of the Polytechnic, adding that there were many competent lecturers who were next in line to the outgoing rector.

According to him, the staff and students are mobilising to converge at Ilorin General Post Office on May 21, for a mega protest against the injustice.

He faulted Ahmed's failure to identify any insider that had risen through the ranks to be shortlisted for the position of rector.

Rafiu also described the recent introduction of some additional criteria such as attaining 59 years of age, five years experience as a science-based Chief Lecturer, as a ploy to discredit some potential lecturers.

He said the move was targeted at short changing some respected lecturers who were competent and qualified to head the Institution.

The students' leader said the protest would be led by some members of staff of the Institution and Alumni, who believed that the standards and tradition of the Polytechnic in choosing a new rector were not duly followed.

He said it was illegal for the outgoing rector to chair the screening and short listing committee in a polytechnic that had more than 35 Chief Lecturers that were also equal to the task.

The student leader alleged that this acts could translate to injustice, perceived interest and lack of level playing ground for all applicants.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Amasa     Lanre Badmas     Oke-Ero     ENetSuD     Bashirat Bola Bello     Alapansapa     Adijat Adebiyi     Guber Aspirant     Seni Saraki     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Raheem Adaramaja     Tosin Saraki     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Kulende-UITH     Emir Of Yashikira     Wahab Agbaje     Samari     HYPPADEC     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Olatunde Michaels     Musa Aibinu     Lotus Bank     Usman Rifun     MAI Akande     Playing Host     Agor     Hamidu Olowo     Offa Grammer School     Ahman Patigi     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Trader Moni     Kayode Alabi     ASMAU PLAZA     Mazars Consulting     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Abdulrazaq Magaji     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Yomi Adeboye     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Bareke     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Saraki     Baakini     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Na\'Allah     Jawondo     Government House     George Innih     Wahab Isa     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     John Olajide Adedipe     Elewu     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Tinubu     COVID-19 Palliatives     Awili Pedro     Transition Implementation Committee     Osinbajo     Olaitan Adefila     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Balogin Alanamu     Mamman Saba Jibril     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Mufutau Olatinwo     Presidential Election     Kwara Politics     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Rex Olawoye     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Abdulrasaq Alaro    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Centre For Digital Economy     KWASSIP     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Moronfoye     Hassan Taiye Salam     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Twitter     Bolakale Ayo     Omupo     Abdulhakeem Amao     Shero     Makama Of Ilorin     Surajudeen Akanbi     Abubakar B.M     Sheikh Alimi     Shuaibu Yaman     Sabo-Oke     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Dan Iya     Kuliyan Geri     Bayo Onimago     Sulyman Buhari     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Waheed Ibrahim     Olaosebikan     Owu Fall     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     KWASEIC     New Nigeria People’s Party     Toyin Falola     Ahmad Uthman     Kolade Solagberu     Communication Network Support Services     Salihu Yahaya     Teachers Specific Allowance     NURTW     BIR     Folaranmi Aro     Saliu Alamoyo     Rebecca Bake     Saeedat Aliyu     Osuwa     Kola Olota     MAI Akande     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Olawuyi     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Ope Saraki     Kishira     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Balogun-Ojomu     Kola Shittu     Ajase-Ipo     Sunday Popo-Ola     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Binta Sulyman     Abdulkareem Alabi     Saka Aleshinloye     Olateju Lukman     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     FERMA     Lanre Issa Onilu     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Oyelere Oyinloye     NIPR     Muslim Cementary     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Ayobami Akanbi     Doyin Group     Unilorin     Abdulwahab Ololele     Nagode     NIPOGA     Arca Santa     Atiku Abubakar     Mazars Consulting