Tension in Kogi State University Over VC’s Appointment

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The appointment of a new Vice- Chancellor for Kogi State University, Ayingba has thrown the university community into tension.

National Mirror gathered that the tenure of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Professor Hassan Isah who was reappointed for second term in 2011 would be expired this October and shopping for his successor had commenced with newspaper’s advertisement announcing the vacancy for the post.

The state-owned university which in the recent times faced crisis of unpaid allowances that led to its closure for almost three months due to workers’ strike may soon be in the news again as the succession process is said to be brewing another internal crisis if not immediately nib in the bud.

Sources told National Mirror that the issues of marginalisation, tribal sentiments and mistrust in the Kogi State politics are already playing decisive role in who becomes the next VC of the 15- year- old university.

It was gathered that several conditions had been put in place so as to weed out many candidates vying for the position to favour a particular ethnic section of the state. It was also gathered that another condition is the scheming out of candidates above 65 years old from the race despite the fact that 70 years is a retirement age for lecturers in professorial cadre in Nigerian universities.

Those who are not satisfied with the development argued that since the university belongs to all segments of the state it should be playing a unifying role by giving every interested candidate for the seat and other major offices equal opportunity in the selection process rather than reserving a particular position for the dominant ethnic group.

They therefore used this medium to call on the visitor to the university and governor of the state, Capt. Wada Idris (retd) to use his good offices in ensuring that due process is followed in the appointment of the next VC and other principal officers of the university

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