Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has set up a committee to probe the Kwara Polytechnic protest and has directed the Rector, Abdul Jimoh Mohamed, to step down pending the investigation into the recent breach of law and order on the main campus.
Governor AbdulRazaq on Wednesday announced a three-member panel to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the recent student protest at Kwara State Polytechnic.
The committee is headed by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Senior Ibrahim Sulyman. Other members are the Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Nafisat Buge, and the Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare, Dr Mrs Mercy Olufunke Shittu.
According to a statement issued in Ilorin on Wednesday by the state Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, the committee has two weeks to submit its report to the governor.
The terms of reference of the committee include examining the remote and immediate causes of the protest, the handling of the situation, and recommending ways to prevent similar incidents in the future, as well as making further recommendations on the growth of the institution.
“The governor has meanwhile directed the Rector of the Polytechnic, Engr. Dr 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 in the course of its assignment,” the commissioner added.
