Maduako Igbokwe l Monday, 27 June 2022
ONITSHA, Nigeria – Apex pan Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohaneze Ndigbo has commended the Minister for Education Alhaji Adamu Adamu and the Chairman of the Governing Council the Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State, Alhaji Kale Kawu over the transparent appointment of a substantive Registrar of the institution.
The school management had on Friday approved the appointment of Mr Anthony Umeozor as substantive Registrar of the polytechnic. The polytechnic has been having internal wrangling over the appointment of a substantive Registrar following the cold war between the management of the institution and the academic and none academic staff who had continued to demand a Registrar appointed internally from the school.
Similarly the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic ASUP and the Non Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic of the chapter have equally celebrated what they described as the return of due process and peaceful academic environment in the institution.
National Vice President of the Ohaneze Ndigbo Chief Damian Okeke Ogene in a statement in Awka Anambra state on Monday described the appointment as a new dawn for the school. According to him, the seamless appointment has put to a rest all the agitations and crisis earlier faced by the polytechnic.
“We wish to commend the Hon Minister for Education for what he has done by ensuring a level playing ground and due process in the appointment of the substantive Registrar.
Also we commend the leadership of the new Governing Council led by Alhaji Kale Kawu for ensuring that the right things were done. This would go a long way in putting the institution in the right direction of effective teaching, learning and research.
The school is in my local government area Orumba North and we have had series of crisis and internal wrangling over leadership and management of the polytechnic which has not helped the institution but with this kind of transparency in the appointment of the new Registrar normalcy has returned to the school” he said .
Similarly , the President General of Oko People’s Union O.P.U Mr Amaechi Okoli noted that the transparent free and fair process in appointment of the substantive Registrar was an indication that it would not be business as usual.
According to him, the new leadership of the Governing Council has proven that there is no room for compromising standards.
Chapter Secretary of ASUP Comrade Ben Obiora and Chairman of NASU, Com Emma Okolie described the new Registrar as an administrator and hard working man who has served in various capacities in the institution.
They said he would bring his wealth of experiences to bear towards the growth and development of teaching, learning and research in the polytechnic. They also stated that his appointment gives staff of the institution hope that there is merit in hard work.
“He is our person and he has been with us all the while and we commend the Chairman of the Governing Council for showing transparency and due process” they said.
Meanwhile, the newly appointed Registrar Anthony Umeozor has expressed joy that the process was free and fair. He added he never lobbied for the job or went on a campaign for the appointment.
“I did what I was asked to do and put in my papers and went home and when they called for interview I attended and I was appointed and I wish to promise all and sundry that the Polytechnic would not be disappointed as I will surely put in my best for the good of the institution” he said .
