Visation panel worried over non-implementation of report
THE stakeholders of public presentation of the white papers on the 2004 visitation panel to Kaduna Polytechnic and Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda respectively have expressed dissatisfaction over the failure to fully implement the recommendation of the reports.
The chairman of the presentation panel for Kaduna Polytechnic and Kaura Namoda, Engr. Dr. A. T. Abdullahi, who spoke this at the press briefing Tuesday at Kaduna Polytechnic, saying that the minister of education, Mrs. Obigeli Ezekwesili, introduced a new approach on the implementation of the recommendations on the white papers as a new initiative to conduct in situ public presentation reforms of education sector”.
He explained that the committee to conduct the public presentation of the white papers were inaugurated by the minister of state for education, Dr. Sayyadi Abba Ruma Friday, January 19, 2007 at NUC, Abuja.
According to him, the minister, during the inauguration, emphasized the role of presentation team is to collate additional information suggestions by the governing council.
He maintained that the minister has affirmed that the presentation is neither on inquest nor a public hearing, saying recommendation made by the presentation panel will serve as an agenda in the white paper for each institution for implementation by individual governing council.
Engr. Abdullahi added that the composition of the presentation team, which will cover Kaduna Polytechnic and Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda is as follows. Engr. Dr. Ahmad Tijjani Abdullahi, chairman; Dr. Haruna Aliyu, member; Barrister Aliyu Umar, member; Alhaji Yakubu Hamza, member; Engr. B. K. Muhammad, member; Mrs Kunbi Ogunnaike (FME) representation and Alhaji A. B. Kurawa, NBTE as secretary.
It is also to prepare detailed report on the public presentation and submit same to minister of education on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 in Abuja