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I’ll make Auchi Poly world-class, despite N1.3b debt, says rector

By Michael Egbejule, Benin City
30 March 2023   |   2:36 am
Rector of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Dr. Salisu Umar, yesterday, said his vision is to make Auchi Polytechnic a world-class institution not withstanding its institution’s indebtedness to the tune of over N1.3 billion when he took over.

Rector of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State,  Dr. Salisu Umar, yesterday, said his vision is to make Auchi Polytechnic a world-class institution not withstanding its institution’s indebtedness to the tune of over N1.3 billion when he took over.
 
Umar disclosed this while addressing newsmen on his one-year stewardship as the rector of the polytechnic.
 
Umar said he had carried out numerous projects in the last one year with some completed, while others at 80 per cent level.
 
He highlighted some of the projects delivered as: two lecture hall theatres, 40-staff office in the School of Agricultural Science, 48 staff-office in Campus Two, boreholes and the Department of Architecture, among others.
 


The rector added that 64 programmes had been accredited in the school with 17 new programmes introduced during his one year in office.

“Before I came, I had my vision and mission and my vision is to make Auchi polytechnic a world-class institution, which I have already started.
 
“I started it by giving Auchi Polytechnic the highest number of accreditation than any polytechnic in Nigeria has ever acquired.
 
“I was able to give Auchi polytechnic 64 programmes to add to their carrying capacities and the resource for the programmes that have lost accreditation.”
 
On efforts to rejig infrastructure and academic activities in the institution,  the rector said N24 million was paid monthly to part-time lecturers and casual workers in the institution.
 
“Our Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) over one year have really suffered a great blow because of the debt I met on the ground.
 
“When I came on board I met over N1.3 billion debt, which I can authoritatively tell you we have settled over 90 per cent.”
 

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