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.

SGBN     Magaji Are     George Innih     Quran     Yemi Sanni     Olatunji Ibrahim     Jelili Yusuf     Farouk Salim     Tunde Kazeem     Bolakale Ayo     Ilorin Emirate     Reuben Paraje     Ogbondoroko     Ahmed     Abubakar Atiku     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Sa\'adu Salahu     Siraj Oyewale     Yusuf Ali     Olupako     Matthew Babaoye     IQRA College     ASKOMP     UNIFEMGA     Kolawole Bashirat     Doyin Agbamu     ASUU     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Kale Belgore     EFCC     HYPPADEC     Offorjama     Yaman     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Oke-Oyi     Olugbense     Rotimi Atere     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Yunus Oniboki     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Alaiye     Hijab     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Olupako Of Share     Issa Manzuma     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Segun Adeniyi     Surajudeen Akanbi     Yomi Adeboye     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Femi Agbaje     Alagbado     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Kayode Yusuf     Arinola Lawal     Yetunde Balogun     Ibrahim Mashood     Gbemisola Saraki     JMK Construction Company Limited     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Oluronke Adeyemi     Musa Alhassan Buge     SSA Youth Engagement     April 11     Olawuyi     Binta Sulyman     Edu     Bello Bature     Ilorin East     Saheed Alakoso     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Adebara     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Joana Nnazua Kolo    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

National Association Of Nigerian Students     Kwara Poly     Okoolowo     Akeem Olatunji     Adebara     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     KWAFFA     IsDB     Saka Aleshinloye     Olatunji Bamgbola     Ghali Muhammed     Ilorin East     Idris Garuba     Alabere     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Sobi FM     Saheed Akinwumi     Sidikat Akaje     Atiku Abubakar     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Babajide Ajayi     Abdulkareem Alabi     NAWOJ     Okasanmi Ajayi     Muhammed Akanbi     Alloy Chukwuemeka     CUTI     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Shero     Kwara Metro Park     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Oke-Ode     ASMAU PLAZA     Femi Agbaje     Shagari     Sa\'adu Salau     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Metro Park     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Al-Ilory     KWASSIP     Iqra Books     Kola Shittu     Bello John Olanrewaju     Sheikh Ariyibi     Halimat Yusuf     CT Ayeni     Kale Ayo     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Abraham Ojo     Hijaab     Elerinjare     Sherif Shagaya     Ajuloopin     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Amusa Bello     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Al-Hikmah University     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Olaosebikan     Simeon Ajibola     Ajikobi     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Yoonus Lawal     AbdulHamid Adi     International Vocational Centre     Tsaragi-Share     Kwara State Polytechnic     Kwara Polytechnic     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Yakub Ali-Agan     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     JMK Construction Company Limited     Abdulrauf Yusuf