By Ijendu Iheaka
The Acting Rector, Abia state Polytechnic, Prof Ezionye Eboh has said that he the institution had relieved eight workers of their jobs for various offenses.
He said that the eight persons committed offenses
ranging from forgery of results, stealing of money or books of the institution,
doctoring grades and others.
Although Eboh said he had no intention to sack
workers, he swore that any found wanting in any area must leave adding that the
polytechnic would support committed staff to do better.
Eboh disclosed this during an interactive session
with newsmen in his office in Aba on Thursday to update them on his activities
in his “two months in office to avoid misinterpretation of facts”.
“There are a
number of panel reports before us which we are working on but realize that we
did not come here to sack anybody yet it is important to note that this
hallowed chamber has not hiding place for people who should not be here.
“We are looking at all corners to help us improve
standards but we are not here to sack anybody. Yet we know that God will give
us the grace to let those who have done wrong things know they have done wrong
things and to apply appropriate disciplinary measures.
Eboh said that the institution had earlier relieved
about 16 staff of their offices for failing certificate West African
Examination Council Certificate verification exercise.
Eboh said that his administration would not condone lecturers' molesting and abusing students of the institution for any reason adding that "it would no longer be business as usual in the Polytechnic.
He said he had given the students his phone
numbers to call to report any issue of molestation and intimidation or abuse to curtail
the menace by lecturers in Abia Polytechnic.
The professor said that the polytechnic was not the
only obligation of the government adding that while the governor was fulfilling
his obligations to it, its management should work harder to ensure its
survival.
He said that at a time when government revenue
sources were running dry, the Polytechnic’s managers should take steps to
increase its internal revenue by improving its services to society.
Eboh said that the institution had ensured blockage
of all fund leakages through mandating students to pay all their fees at the
banks.
He further said that his administration was working
hard to ensure its revenue sources yielded the expected revenue without the
funds going into individual’s pockets.
“We are here to institute a system that works. We are
not looking at anybody’s face. We are encouraging our staff and students to do
the right thing.
“The children here are ours and we must ensure
delivery of the products for which they have come here”, he said.
He said the polytechnic instituted a taskforce to
ensure results of graduating students in Ordinary National Diploma (OND) and High National Diploma
(HND) were reconciled on time to enable them go for national service.
He said a committee had also been created to make
lecturers release the student’s results on time.
He said that institute would no longer condone
selling books in the class but through the bookshop which in turn pays the lecturers’
whose books were sold.
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