Students Union Government of Isa Mustapha Agwai l Polytechnic Lafia, has sympathised with the Acting Rector of the institution, Doctor Nurudeen Mu’azu Maifata over the recent passage of Doctor Jummai Agara, a chief lecturer with the state-owned Polytechnic.
The deceased aged 50 died after a protracted ill health at a hospital in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Condoling with Doctor Maifata, the President of the Students Union, Joseph Mutuwa, said Doctor Agara was an academic, mother and an excellent phenomenon that would be greatly missed, describing her death as hugely tragic.
Mutuwa said the association was pained to have learned about her death, enjoining the Management of the Polytechnic and the deceased’s family to be comforted by the exemplary service delivered by late Doctor Agara.
Expressing delight with the Acting Rector’s achievements so far, Mutuwa explained that the union would continue to ensure there is peaceful co-existence on campus to further enhance the quality of leadership and education provided by the institution.
He commended the Acting Rector for the upgrade of some units of the Polytechnic to Directorates and the establishment of the Career Service Centre, an initiative he believes is useful to provide career guidance and counselling to breed great professionals.
He appealed for the prompt production of identification cards for students to assist in containing vices within and outside the school environment.
Reacting, Acting Rector, Isa Mustapha Agwai l Polytechnic Lafia, Doctor Nurudeen Mu’azu Maifata who was visibly touched by the death of Doctor Jummai Agara, who headed the Department of Social Development, stressed that her passing was inevitable but painful.
Doctor Maifata appreciated the students leaders for the unceasing collaboration in stabilizing peace and harmony in the school, pledging to accord them all-time priority to succeed collectively.
He debunked the allegation of school fees hike which had circulated on the social media recently, calling on students to pay the normal fee as nothing has been hiked in the fee approved by the Management.
He tasked his visitors to enlighten the students community more on the appropriate channels of information, enjoining them to desist from promoting falsehood.