The Joint Action Committee of three staff unions at the Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, has appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to appoint a substantive management team for the institution, seven years after officials have been serving in acting capacities.
The unions — Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP), and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) — lamented that significant resources had been expended on two separate occasions to finalize the appointment process, without success.
They explained that, for the third time, the necessary procedures had been completed, and the Governing Council had recommended suitably qualified candidates for the governor’s approval.
In a letter addressed to Governor Makinde, a copy of which was obtained by The Nation, the unions appealed to him not to delay the announcement any further, emphasizing that the continued absence of a substantive management team hampers the institution’s growth and stability.
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The letter reads in part, “The three Trade Unions laud His Excellency over his doggedness on the appropriate repositioning going on in Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa.
“The Governor graciously appointed a seasoned administrator, Professor Adebiyi Kazeem, to redeem the long-lost image of the Institution by using “Acting Management” in the last seven (7) years, which is alien to the establishment of the Polytechnic Acts.
“Unions also appreciated our amiable Governor for giving the Institution an industrious and selfless Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Elder Honorable Segun Olayiwola, to supervise the recent audit exercise to revitalize the workforce across board in the Institution.
“Of course, the Governing Council under the leadership of Professor Adebiyi Adekunle Kazeem did a fantastic job by advertising the position of Principal Officers, concluded the process, and recommended the prospective qualified candidates respectively. The exercise came to an end on July 27, 2025, and was recommended appropriately.
“The Unions also gave profound gratitude to His Excellency, Governor Makinde, on the recent release of additional subventions to further relieve the effect of the augmentation of salary in the Institution. These gestures of His Excellency are commendable and meant for Global Academic Attainment.
“Having said this, the long-lost image has still lingered in the institution (the menace of acting management as principal officers) over the last seven (7) years.
“Sir, resources had been used repeatedly to prosecute this exercise on two (2) different occasions, but to no avail. This is the third time that the same resource will be used, and the Governing Council has done what is needed and recommended prospective qualified candidates.
“The Unions, therefore, appeal to His Excellency to announce the prospective qualified substantive officers. The Trade Unions count on His Excellency not to further delay the announcement. The Unions, as part of stakeholders, will continue to guarantee industrial harmony as we are looking forward to meeting the prospective qualified substantive officers very soon.”
