Shuaibu Usman
Governor Abdullahi Sule has ensured the speedy accreditation and commencement of engineering courses in the Polytechnic to improve on our skill and technical education paradigm.
This was part of the submission of the Acting Rector of Isa Mustapha Agwai l Polytechnic Lafia, Doctor Nurudeen Mu’azu Maifata, during a live appearance on NBS TV show ‘Anniversary Special’ to speak on Governor Abdullahi Sule’s administration’s strides in the last five years in the state.
Dr. Maifata stated that the Polytechnic has now become an institution of choice due to the unswerving commitment it has received from the government in reshaping its mandates to meet up with contemporary trends of Polytechnic education in the country and across the world.
He said the support of government has considerably increased active staff participation in carrying out their responsibilities as critical stakeholders with the right working conditions being put in place, noting that students can now study comfortably under a conducive atmosphere in the institution.
According to the Acting Rector, despite some challenges which the leadership of the institution is working hard to address, the government of Engineer Abdullahi Sule has superseded all his predecessors in attaching great premium to technical education.
Commenting on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, an interventionist agency that provides funding for educational facilities and infrastructure development across public tertiary institutions nationwide, Doctor Maifata explained that about 200 staff of the institution were supported by the TETFund with approximately 50 who have acquired doctorates in different fields of learning.
The Acting Rector expressed gratitude to the TETFund for its support also in infrastructure development, research and special services.
He revealed that the Polytechnic now has a career service and development centre a brainchild of his administration to improve on the career development of students through conscious guidance and counselling.
He expressed delight that with the recent upgrade of some units in the Polytechnic to directorates, there is a clear paradigm shift from what was obtainable in administrative and academic conducts.