News Desk
A group under the auspices of Nasarawa Development Foundation has described the concerned raised by some staff of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, over the shortlisting of Dr. Hauwa Mohammed for the substantive Rector position of the institution as baseless and hypocritical.
Mr Idris Musa Audi, stated this while addressing newsmen on behalf of the group on Tuesday in Keffi, Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The rejoinder title “A response to the stakeholders concerns” with a sub title “He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones or hide or throw stones at others.”
According to Audi, the recent statement by one Dr. Abdullahi Baba Makama and Dr. Halidu Ahmed Umar of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa published recently on Education Monitor News expressing concerns about the shortlisting of Dr. Hauwa T. Muhammad for the substantive Rector position are both misguided and baseless.
He added that their claims about Dr. Muhammad’s discipline being irrelevant to the Polytechnic Sector are unfounded.
” Both Dr. Makama and Dr. Halidu were wrongly employed as Lecturer II without Msc nor PhD. & and conference papers as required by law. Therefore, they have defective & erroneous entry qualifications.
” Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa came in as Rector while their area of discipline were not available in the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa”;. And that even Khalid came in with a Degree in Economics while the Polytechnic does even have economic as a department.”
He noted that English language is a fundamental subject that is taught in all polytechnics, adding that it was essential for effective communications and academic success.
“They have forgotten that when Dr. Abdul Bulama became Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, there was no Science Laboratory Technology Department.
” Similarly, when Dr Salami became Rector, there was no Banking and Finance Department and when Dr Bugaji became Rector of the institution, there was no Chemical Engineering Technology Department.
” Also, the immediate passed Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Idah and Yaba Tech all read English. Therefore, the role of a Rector involves overseeing the entire institution, not just a specific department,” he said.
He insisted that the stakeholders’ concerns about Dr. Muhammad’s candidacy are baseless and hypocritical and their own transgressions and double standards undermine their credibility.
“It is imperative for the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, and the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Professor Idris Bugaje, to support the Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa and disregard the unfounded allegations.
He also empahaised the need for ethe Minister and the Executive Secretary of NBTE to focus on selecting a qualified and capable Rector who can lead the institution to greater heights.
