From BUHARI BELLO, Jos
Plateau State Deputy
Governor and Commissioner for Education Mrs. Pauline Tallen has
described the Plateau State University established by the state
former governor, Joshua Dariye as a product of illegality and that
the present administration will not sanction illegality.
It would be recalled that Governor Jonah Jang had last year ordered
the suspension of academic activities at the university which
political observers in the state saw as a personality problem
between Jang and Joshua Dariye.
Speaking while briefing newsmen on the activities of his ministry,
Mrs. Tallen hinted that monies were then forcefully deducted from
local governments and channelled into the construction of the
university which is illegal and as such, the university is a product
of illegality, adding that the present known for its resolve to
follow the due process, would not continue the running of the state
university.
According to the deputy governor, "If by the time we expose all the
corrupt actions of the last administration, the people will be
surprised, particularly the way monies meant for local government
development were channelled into a project they don't even need at
the moment".
The commissioner noted that, the state's quota are yet to be filled
in some federal universities and ordinarily, the former governor
should not have embarked on such a misplaced priority, adding that
the governor should have rather used the money to revamp the state's
education sector.
She said the truth of the matter is that government has no funds to
run the institution and that anybody who felt he or she is
financially strong enough to run the university should indicate
interest and government would accordingly hand over the document to
him pending when the government is ready to run a university then it
would take over from such a person.
Mrs. Tallen said government would rather continue running the state
polytechnic and colleges of education, adding that efforts are been
made to get admission for the students in some universities.
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