THE Academic Staff Union of the Polytechnics, Federal Polytechnic, Bida branch, has faulted the recent reappointment of the rector of the institution, Dr. Abubakar Abdul Dzukogi, by the Federal Government for a second term of four years after his purported mandatory retirement from the services of the polytechnic. He also accused the rector of continuously employing divide-and-rule tactics to cripple the unions in the polytechnic. But in a swift reaction, the polytechnic management explained that there is nothing remiss about the reappointment of the rector, as the amended Polytechnic Act allows rectors already serving their tenure prior to the commencement of the new Act to be allowed to serve out their tenures. “These above cited extant laws permit the reappointment of Dr. Abubakar Abdul Dzukogi by the Minister of Education, stressing that these are in addition to the great achievements recorded under Dr. Dzukogi’s leadership which impressed the council which in turn recommended his reappointment. He said enough of turn-by-turn presidency for Nigeria.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 06, 2020 00:00 UTC