Kwara Poly staff, students protest appointment of Rector, Registrar
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Some Kwara State Polytechnic Staff, Ilorin, on Sunday criticised the
manner in which the Rector and Registrar of the polytechnic were
appointed, saying due process was not followed.
Mr Jubril Abdullahi, a lecturer and leader of the staff in a
statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, expressed dissatisfaction
over the process of appointing the rector and registrar.
Abdullahi said that the advertisements and shortlisting of candidates
were intentionally done to edge out other qualified candidates in the
school.
“We discovered that the advertisements were done to disallow
qualified members of staff of our institution from applying for the
positions.”
He said that other candidates who applied for the jobs outside the
school were shortlisted more than a week before the interview, adding
that those in the school who were later allowed, were given only 24
hours to apply.
Abdhullahi, who condemned the recruitment process, said it was biased
and tilted toward favouring a particular candidate by the advertiser.
“It was on this shady recruitment method that the former Gov.
Abdufatah Ahmed declined his assent to the initial appointment which led
to the dissolution of the governing council,” he said.
He said that the former governor discovered that the process was
against National Board of Technical Education (NBTC) guidelines and
traditions of the school.
Abdullahi however called on Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Kwara
State House of Assembly to disregard the illegal appointment which was
done on May 22 at 10 p.m.
He described the as appointment was illegal because the Governing
Council and State Executive of the school had already been dissolved,
which were supposed to transmit the reports to the incumbent governor.
He said had no doubt that the governor would correct the wrong of
such fraudulent process to ensure there was peace in the polytechnic.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the staff and students
of the school had on May 19 threatened to stage a peaceful protest over
the appointment of a new rector without following due process.
Comrade Kayode Rafiu, the speaking on behalf of the students, said
the protest became necessary due to alleged “shabby process in the
appointment of a new rector for the institution”.
Reacting to the allegation, Mr Abdulkadir Yunus, the Public Relations
Officer, Kwara State Polytechnic said the interviews for appointing the
rector and registrar were conducted during the last administration and
the processes were transparent.
He said that everything was concluded before the expiration of the
last administration and there was no favourite candidate as alleged by
the staff.
He said that the Registrar had officially resumed about two weeks
ago, adding that when the interview was conducted the Rector was not
part of the panel.
Yunus debunked the allegation of the Rector and the Registrar being Favoured by the last administration.
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