There was a palpable tension in Eruwa, Ibarapa East Local Government of Oyo State on Monday morning as indigenes and some students of the Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic protested against the appointment of the new management by the Governing Council.
The major entrance to the institution was locked as students and members of staff were prevented from entering the campus.
FRESHPAGE recalls that the Governing Council of the institution had on Friday approved the appointment of Dr Akinteye O. Adewuyi as the Acting Rector, Oladipo S. Abimbola as the Acting Bursar and Abeegunde O. Olatunde as the Acting Head of Works, following the expiration of the six months tenure of the interim management.
According to the Chairman, Governing Council of the institution, chairman, Prof. Samuel Ogundiran; “the appointment is in accordance with the Conditions of Service for Nigeria Polytechnics as contained in National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Chapter Ten Cap (e)” that acting appointment shall be for a period of six months in the first instance and could be reviewed for another final period of six months.
“I am delighted to inform you that the Governing Council of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa at its meeting held yesterday 10th September 2021 appointed Acting Rector, Bursar and Head of Works for the Institution”.
He maintained that the appointment of the New Acting Rector, Bursar and Head of Works took immediate effect.
Prof. Ogundiran said that the incumbent Acting Rector, Mr Peter Adejumo’s tenure ended on 10th September 2021.
“The newly appointed Acting Rector, Dr Akinteye O. Adewuyi, is a Chief Lecturer of the Department of General Studies of the Institution. He was the Deputy Rector before his appointment as the New Acting Rector of the Institution.
The chairman urged the new Acting Management to work harmoniously for the growth and development of the Institution.
But the development sparked protest among the stakeholders who insisted that an indigene of the town should be appointed as the a replacement for Mr Peter Ogundiran as the rector of the state-owned institute.
Though security operatives and members of the Western Nigeria Security Network Amotekun officers have restored normalcy into the Polytechnic community.
