12 lecturers sacked in Auchi Government.

Five senior lecturers and seven other
workers at the Auchi Polytechnic have been
sacked for offences bordering on sexual
harassment and extortion of female students
in the school.
Fifteen other lecturers and one instructor
were also demoted in relation to the same
offences.
The disciplinary actions were announced on
Thursday by the Executive Secretary,
National Board for Technical Education, Dr.
Masa’udu Adamu-Kazaure, in Kaduna.
Adamu-Kazaure said the decision was
endorsed by the Minister of Education,
Mallam Adamu Adamu.
The sacking and the demotion of the
lecturers followed a Saturday PUNCH ’s story
of April 9, 2016, entitled, “School where
prostitutes assist male students to get
marks.”
The story had detailed how male students of
Auchi poly hired prostitutes or begged their
girlfriends to sleep with lecturers in order to
earn higher grade in their courses.
It also narrated how some of the lecturers
preferred to accept cash, ranging from
N10,000 to N20,000, rather than sex to
award grades, usually not above ‘C’ to male
students.
Adamu-Kazaure commended Saturday
PUNCH “for a job well done.”
He said, “When we saw the report, we
promptly informed the Minister of Education,
the ICPC, the EFCC and the Department of
State Services and constituted a fact-finding
committee with a view to getting to the root
of the matter and proffering a lasting solution
to the problem. Members of the committee
included members of staff from the Federal
Ministry of Education, the NBTE, the EFCC
and the DSS.”
He said the report of the committee was
submitted on June 14, 2016 at the 160th
Regular Meeting of the NBTE where it was
deliberated upon before being sent to the
Minister of Education for approval.
The outcome of the committee’s report, he
explained, was the dismissal and the
termination of the appointments as well as
other disciplinary actions taken against the
culpable lecturers and workers of the
institution.
He said, “The approval involved the
dismissal from service of the polytechnic of
two chief lecturers, two principal lecturers
and one lecturer I.
“Also, four chief lecturers, one principal
lecturer, one lecturer I, one lecturer II and
one higher technician had their
appointments terminated.
“The honourable minister also approved the
demotion of one chief lecturer, four principal
lecturers, three senior lecturers, three
lecturer I, four lecturer II and one senior
instructor.
“One chief lecturer, one principal lecturer I
and one lecturer III were warned; while a
chief lecturer and one senior technologist
were advised on good conduct.
“Two senior lecturers were cautioned, an
assistant lecturer is to be mentored; one ND
student is to be advised, while another
student, Gideon Adaengel, is denied
admission into the polytechnic.”
He thanked Saturday PUNCH for putting the
board, committee and the management of
the institution on their toes to perform their
statutory function better.
“I will write a letter commending The PUNCH
editor,” he added.
Credit: Punchng