The Governing Council of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has terminated the appointments of two workers members over acts constituting misconduct, disciplinary lapses, and dereliction of obligation.
In line with a press release by the Polytechnic’s Director of Public Relations and Protocol, Uredo Omale, the council authorized the dismissal of Mr Mukhtar Muhammed, an Administrative Officer II, for sexual molestation. Equally, Mrs Funmilayo Afolabi, an Assistant Chief Govt Officer, was relieved of her duties after absconding from work for 9 months.
The disciplinary actions had been amongst choices taken on the 72nd common assembly of the governing council, presided over by the chairman, Sani Shaibu, on Friday, on the polytechnic’s council chamber.
Council additionally authorized the demotion of Mr Audu Mathew, a Deputy Registrar, to the rank of Principal Assistant Registrar over negligence of obligation.
In the meantime, the assembly additionally noticed the council endorse the promotion of 572 educating and non-teaching workers, amongst whom are 11 principal lecturers promoted to the rank of chief lecturers.
For the 2024 promotion cycle, 49 educational workers and 71 non-teaching workers had been authorized, whereas 225 educational and 227 non-teaching workers had been cleared for promotion within the 2025 train.
Shaibu counseled the polytechnic’s administration for upholding self-discipline, transparency, and educational integrity, warning that the council wouldn’t tolerate actions undermining the establishment.
He urged workers to strictly adhere to guidelines, laws, {and professional} ethics, assuring continued council help to place Kogi State Polytechnic as a centre of excellence.
In his deal with, the Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Prof Salisu Usman, thanked council members for his or her dedication to the establishment’s progress, stability, and governance.
Usman highlighted its current achievements, together with the well timed launch of pupil outcomes, enhanced campus safety, profitable cost of Earned Tutorial Allowances for employees of the Faculty of Administration Research and the Faculty of Utilized Sciences, and the supply of a brand new borehole to enhance water provide on campus.
He additionally knowledgeable the council in regards to the discovery of a end result forgery syndicate involving one Mr Henry Tope, who was present in possession of 30 cast statements of outcomes and an unique certificates bearing the establishment’s insignia.
As well as, Usman introduced the appointment of Mrs Glory Ojochogwu Yakubu, Deputy Registrar (Senior Institution), because the substantive Registrar of Confluence College of Science and Know-how, Osara.
He additionally lauded the Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, for offering an enabling atmosphere that has strengthened educational stability, infrastructural improvement, and institutional progress.
