Barely 24 hours after ordering the closure of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, following the protest staged by students at the institution, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday announced the setting up of a 3-member investigation committee that will look into the issue and identify the remote and immediate causes of the student protest in question.
The state government has also shown commitment to having an ‘investigation report’ that will earn highest level of reliability and dependability by not only asking the Rector of the polytechnic to step aside but also ensuring that the head of the parent ministry is not a member of the committee
The state Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that the committee is headed by the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Senior Ibrahim Sulyman with Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Nafisat Buge and the Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare, Dr. Mrs Mercy Olufunke Shittu as members.
‘The committee has two weeks to submit its report to the governor, while their terms of reference are: (1) to look at the remote and immediate causes of the protest and handling of same; (2) recommend ways to prevent such things in the future; (3) make further recommendations on the growth of the school’ the statement said.
The governor, the statement added, has also directed the Rector of the Polytechnic, Engineer Abdul Jimoh Mohammed, to ‘immediately step aside’ from his role ‘until further notice’, while the most senior Deputy Rector acts in his place in the interim.
‘The committee will engage with all relevant stakeholders on its assignment’ the statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
