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Normalcy returns at Kadpoly

By Our Correspondent
Posted: Saturday, April 9, 2011

Normalcy is gradually returning to Kaduna Polytechnic after the proscription of activities of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) by the institution's Governing Council last week. Investigations by New Nigerian Weekly revealed that both academic and non academic staff have been trooping into the five colleges of the institution to sign the attendance registers as directed by the management.
New Nigerian Weekly discovered that there was overwhelming response and compliance by staff and their desire to allow peace to return to the institution after three months of prolonged strike action.
New Nigerian Weekly also learnt that the management has put in place necessary measures to enhance smooth and full take off of academic activities which include rectifying and harmonizing of HND II students to enable them take part in the next batch of the NYSC and drawing up an academic calendar.
Others include processing and release of admission list of new students and recalling students and full resumption of academic activities immediately.
A lecturer at the College of Envrionmental Studies, Barnawa, who spoke on condition of anonymity said most of the staff were tired of staying at home and were signing the attendance register. "I don't think any reasonable adult will stay at home and earn salary without working for it. We should come back in the interest of our students who are the most hit of our inactions," he said.
The Acting Rector, Dr. Mrs. Yuwwana J. Mivanyi confirmed this to New Nigerian Weekly, saying that already work is being completed for HND 11 students in order to catch up with NYSC deadline for Batch B.
"Arrangements are on for full academic activities to run immediately after elections. Also, no work no pay stands, it is an individual decision. No staff will be forced, it's just like ASUP, Kaduna Polytechnic who decided to pull out of the national body, a staff has the right to stop his or her services" she said.