By our Reporter
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) Zone C, through the zonal Coordinator has condemned Governing Council of the Gateway ICT Polytechnic Saapade and Commissioner for Education in Ogun State for “reckless” breach of Polytechnics Act and other extant rules.
According to Engr. Comrade Yekini Nureni Asafe,Zonal Coordinator ASUP ZONE C said it is worrisome that the Governing Council and Ministry of Education meant to uphold the integrity and standard of the institutions (Polytechnics) in the state via upholding the law and extant rules are the one violating the rules. D.S. Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori has been operating without substantive Rector for roughly 3years.
In addition, the Ogun State Institute of Technology (OGITECH), Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, and Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu Igbo Rectors tenure were completed within June and July 2022 and the process for appointments of the Rector for the four Institutions has been completed and qualified candidates shortlisted but the ministry had refused to forward the list to the governor for the appointment of the substantive Rector.
ASUP condemned in totality the action of the Ministry of Education in Ogun State under the leadership of Professor Arigbabu for his knockback to forward the list of candidates among those interviewed and found suitably qualified to the governor for the appointment.
Speaking further,he said the union has demanded that his Excellency, the good governor of Ogun State Prince Dapo Abiodun to call the Professor Abayomi Arigbabu,Commisioner for Education to order and request him to forward list of the candidates without delay.
The statement also said that Yaba College of Technology is also in the same category where the tenure of the former Rector Engr. Obafemi Omokungbe ended on January 29, 2023, and the process for appointment of the Rector for the 75years old institution commenced 6 months before the expiration of the tenure and up till now,no progress had been made.
ASUP in this regard is urging the Federal Government to appoint a substantive Rector
Engr. Comrade Yekini Nureni Asafe therefore appealed to the president of Nigeria as a matter of urgency appoint the rector for this great institution among the shortlisted candidates without further delay.