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  • AOCOED: Parents, mgt discuss students’ well-being

    Management of AOCOED has praised the Lagos State government for playing a leading role in the educational development of the state through prompt payment of salaries of teachers/ lecturers, improved infrastructure and modest tuition for students in the state-owned tertiary institutions.

    Management, therefore, vows to reciprocate the gesture by providing quality teacher education in the 61year-old institution.

    Bursar of AOCOED Mr Adebisi Adeyanju announced a new tuition in the college during a management/parents forum that held at the school premises.

    According to him, as against N28,000.00 (including Acceptance Fee) charged Year 1 students, they will henceforth  pay N20,000. 00, while Year 2 and Year 3 which formerly paid N20,000.00 would now part with N15,000. 00.

    Adeyanju told the excited parents that the review became necessary following students’ rejection of the initial fees two years ago.

    He said: “Remember that we last held this forum two years ago, “Adeyanju began.

    “That was when we introduced N28,000 for new intakes while Year 2 and Year 3 students paid N20,000 respectively; but our students appealed that the fee should be reviewed downward.

    “We then notified government of their (students) complaint and they (government) allowed us to review the fee s downward.

    “Here, we usually do not charge tuition but administrative fees. However, we realised that some students will collect money from their parents yet failed to remit it to the school account.  Therefore, management has decided to henceforth slam a N5000 as punishment for students who fail to remit their fees within the first two month of resumption of every semester.

    Registrar of the college Mr Shehu Muhideen, urged parents to ensure bio-data of their wards are correctly included in the Students Files and designated portions signed by them and their wards before being returned to the office of the Dean of Students’ Affairs, for keeps.

    He said Students File accommodates documents of academic performances of each students, adding that it could also be used for referral, for issuance of academic profiles and most importantly a proof that a particular individual was once a student of the college.

    He said the school’s ID card is valid for students of the institution for three years only, and additional two years for students with references after which such individuals ceased to be students of AOCOED.

    Shehu noted that parents have a duty to inform management officially when their wards take ill while at home, noting that defaulting students risk carry over (CO)

    “When students are indisposed, they can forward their position or send someone to notify the school. If any students misses exam, that is summary CO; but if such matter is genuine and duly reported, management will not treat the matter as CO. We have other provision where such students will be allowed to rewrite the papers after enough findings are made.”

    The Provost, Dr Aina Ladele, and her deputy Dr Deborah Dele-Giwa, urged parents to bond with the school authority by keeping  some of the hotlines provided by management with which they could reach any of the college top principals for enquiry.

    Ladele said the college discovered that many of the children left their various homes pretending to be godly or innocent but turn out wayward and heady once they get to school.

    “Some of them no longer listen in class preferring to play with their phones during lectures. Some will not even come to class or do their assignments. Some will litter the classrooms with their jotters after lecture.

    “Some females cannot close their laps. Some will even sit carelessly on the laps of their male friends. Some males and female students now co-habit at their various hostels.

    “We have mothers to blame for this. Most of us no longer teach our children the values. When you duly perform your role to the children, you help the society and through that you help the nation.”

    Dele-Giwa said she is a living testimony of some of the best products of the institution who, as an alumnus, rose through the ranks to become deputy provost of the institution.

    Chief Security Office of the College Olajide Sanyaolu, said management has illuminated the entire campus to make it is safe and students can study unhindered.

    Guest Speaker Mr Akolade Lapite who spoke on ‘improving students’ welfare’ urged parents to provide enough resources for their wards’ books and accommodation since students live off campus.

    Lapite said the school has a robust Guidance/Counselling Unit where worried or anxious students could visit, for counsel.

    “Here, we provide academic support for our students especially those ones below average. We also monitor our students off campus through the Students Affairs Division. We take time to visit the various communities particularly across Oto and Ijanikin axis where majority of our students stay, so we can get feelers from our community leaders about our students’ activities.

    Lapite also advised the students to be of good conduct and make positive use of the social media.

  • NCCE praises AOCOED at inaugural lecture

    The National Council for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has praised the management of the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) Oto/Ijanikin, Lagos for ‘setting the pace’in international best practice in teacher education.

    The Council, which is the regulatory body for colleges of education, expressed its satisfaction with the 61-year-old institution for setting examples for others to follow.

    NCCE representative, Mr Vitalis Uji, spoke during the inaugural lecture by Mr Anakoro Canice Ihentuge, a Chief Lecturer in the Department of English of AOCOED.

    Ihentuge spoke on the theme: ‘The creative artist in the 21st century”.

    Uji, who is the Director Academic Programme, recalled that no sooner had  the Council directed that any lecturer who attains the ‘Chief Lecturer’ status in colleges must deliver inaugural lecture, that AOCOED complied.

    “I can say without fear of contradiction that NCCE as a supervisory body is happy with the college because it has always played by the rules. For instance, the college has never lagged behind in accreditation and it’s always setting the pace in other quality assurance measures,” Uji said.

    “In 2013, AOCOED invited NCCE to conduct a staff audit in the college. The exercise lasted three weeks and a high quality report was produced, which must have gone a long way in elevating the quality of decision-making by the management. This college was the first in the country to take this measure, and since then other colleges across the country have followed suit,” he added.

    Uji said as it is the tradition in universities, the Commission also feels that teachers who have reached the the height of their profession must deliver their inaugural lecture in compliance with international best practice.

    Delivering the lecture, Ihentunge said unlike the previous generations, the 21-century artist have more challenges to contend with. The scenario, Ihentuge argued, is not helped by a surge in global malaise, such as poverty, food and water shortage, ritual killing, kidnapping, famine, corruption, war and global warming.

    Nevertheless, Ihentunge challenged contemporary artists to be on the move, having a deep understanding of the world he lives before putting pen on paper.

    Ihentunge said: “Indeed, corruption seems the hallmark of modern world governance, especially in Africa.Worse still, the young are overzealously being initiated into this ugly tradition.

    “The artist role as the watch-dog of the society is much more required in lifting the next generations out of the mire of extinction The artist should do more urgent and crazy things to save the generation. And like several other advocates of the arts, our proposal would be: ‘Now is the time to strengthen’ our institutions so that artists can emerge uniquely prepared to engage such important global concerns.”

    According to him, contemporary artists are boxed into a corner in their careers, particularly the one’s bordering on creativity and ingenuity. More worrisome is the fact that some teachers do not seem to appreciate art as a concept that is dynamic, he further explained.

    “Just as the society itself, art changes her garment every now and then. Art emanates from man, from nature, and from the creator Himself. Based on my experience, I boldly attest to the reality that ‘art is being’. Human being changed as their world gets transformed. The same happens to art; it cannot stand aloof beside man. It bears out man’s metamorphosis. Unfortunately, some educators do not realise this. Through ignorance or lack of imaginative ability or even indolence in the application of their natural aptitude, art suffers together with the society in their hands.”

    Earlier, AOCOED Provost, Dr Aina Ladele, assured the audience that the inaugural lecture had come to stay.

  • AOCOED to hold joint convocations

    • Honours Jakande, others

    The Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) will on Tuesday next week hold its 36th, 37th and 38th convocation ceremony.

    The college will also give a fellowship award to Alhaji Lateef Jakande. Two alumni awards and two diamond awards would also be given to other citizens. The alumni awards will go to Professor Clement Fasan of the Lagos State University and Professor Lanre Ogunyemi of the Lagos State House of Assembly while the diamond awards will go to Alhaji Fatai Shokunbi and Senator Olamilekan Adeola.

    Speaking during a press conference to announce the convocation, the Provost of the college, Professor Omolola Ladele, said “in the next few days, the college would be concluding joint convocation ceremonies of 5,674 graduands across full-time NCE, School of Part-time studies (SPS) and Centre for Outreach Programmes (COP) from the five schools, including school of arts and social sciences, school of early childhood care education and primary education studies, school of languages and school of vocational and technical education.”

    She said activities for the ceremony started yesterday with a novelty football match between the full time and part time students. “We are holding a convocation lecture today and then on Friday there will be a Jumat service. On Sunday, the Christian inter-denomination service will hold and on Tuesday, we will have the convocation ceremony proper.”

    She said the college has the culture of using available resources to effectively address challenges of teacher education in the society.  “With our limited resources, we have successfully established a citadel of learning, teaching, research and community services for the generation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge in tandem with our mission.

    “The effort has earned us a reputation of a leading teacher’s Institute where all students are challenged to achieve the highest levels of intellectual and personal growth; to promote sustainable development as well as contribute purposeful and ethical service to mankind.”

    Still on funding, she said that one of the major challenges they face is funding as she called on private individuals and business organisations to support the government in funding tertiary institutions.

    “Funding of tertiary institutions should not be left in the hands of the government alone. Scholars have drawn attention to the need for privileged business organisations and individuals to support tertiary education in achieving society’s sustainable goals.

    “I add my voice to theirs that not until the buoyant companies and affluent individuals in the society partner with Nigerian tertiary education institutions substantially can we begin to achieve the objectives of tertiary institution,” she noted.

    Talking about what she did to make sure that there is no longer misunderstanding between management and the unions, she said the secret is team work with everyone involved. We hold regular meetings to be able to take care of any issue before they arise.

     

  • AOCOED holds convocation

    The Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, AOCOED will on Tuesday next week hold its 36th, 37th and 38th convocation ceremonies.

    The college will also be giving a fellowship award to Alhaji Lateef Jakande as well as two Alumni awards and two Diamond Awards. The Alumni awards will go to Professor Clement Fasan of the Lagos State University and Professor and Prof Lanre Ogunyemi of the Lagos State House of Assembly while the Diamond Awards, will go to Alhaji Fatai Shokunbi and Senator Olamilekan Adeola.

    Speaking during a press conference to announce the convocation, the Provost of the college, Professor Omolola Ladele said “in the next few days the college would be concluding joint convocation ceremonies of 5,674 graduands across full-time NCE, School of part-time studies (SPS) and centre for outreach programmes (COP) from the five schools including school of arts and social sciences, school of early childhood care education and primary education studies, school of languages, school of vocational and technical education.”

     

  • LASU, AOCOED, others eulogise registrar

    Management of the Lagos State University (LASU);Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Oto/Ijanikin; Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH); and Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED), Nogorija, Épé, have described the late Mr Owolabi Amisu as an unparalleled administrator and one with a Midas touch. They testified to Amisu’s likeable personality, saying he was one individual who made great contributions to the four institutions.

    This was during a short tribute session held as part of the activities of Amisu’s burial rites at his country home in Épé, weekend.

    According to family sources, Amisu, a native of Epe, passed on early morning of Tuesday, last week, at his country home while preparing for the Eid el-Kabir prayers. He was 71.

    Until his death, Amisu was former registrar of AOCOED and LASU. He was also an erstwhile sole administrator for MOCPED and a member of LASPOTECH Governing Council.

    Former Acting Provost of MOCPED Dr Sulaimon Popoola noted that the institution would forever be grateful to Amisu for coming to the rescue of a once-crisis-ridden institution.

    He said: “Baba Amisu came to MOCPED at a time we were in so much turbulence. He only spent 20 months but laid a solid foundation and gave us a lasting legacy.

    “Baba was a straightforward person. Once there was a contentious issue and we presented it to him exactly the way it should, Baba would advise us appropriately.”

    A member of the Governing Council of LASPOTECH, Mr Bamidele Sutton, said his late colleague usually had a philosophical approach to issues.

    “Baba really prepared ahead of his death!” Sutton said.

    “He believed there was no experience that occurred to man that God doesn’t have input into. He would always tell us “Pls let’s be patient and await our entitlements. He believed in amicable means of conflict resolution. He never discriminated along ethnic or religious lines. He detested hypocrisy. He was a lover of all.”

    Going down memory lane, Deputy Provost of AOCOED Dr Femi Adedina recounted how he ran into the deceased in Ijebu  when he (Adedina) was still an undergraduate in 1979, and how they later reunited in AOCOED when Amisu was registrar.

    “We have therefore come here as AOCOED family  to pay our condolences. This is the little we feel we could do for a man who has done so much for us,” Adedina began.

    “Baba Amisu was a sound administrator, hardworking, and faithful.  He is the kind you always wanted around anytime, one of the best administrators Lagos State could boast of. Baba has left his footprint in the sand of time.

    Deputy Registrar (Exams and Records), LASU Mrs Helen Kaka, recalled that coming from a college of education, many in LASU underestimated Amisu’s ability, but the deceased proved them wrong .

    “He was our Registrar in 1998 before he was seconded to the ministry in 2004,” he recalled.

    “Baba was academically sound and was

    “When he arrived LASU, many of us wondered how could the government allow someone who was a Registrar in a college of education here? Many actually had doubts about his ability to deliver; but we were all proved wrong in no time.”

    a strict disciplinarian.

    The deceased daughters Alafatu Joke who delivered the vote of thanks on behalf of the family, said the event wouldn’t have attracted a large crowd had her father not been a people’s man.

    “We wish to thank the Almighty Allah for our father whom we believed, left this world better than he met it. He looked for the best in others and have the best he had.  He also made us all see how beautiful this world is with and without him.

    ‘’We are sure he is at peace with his creator.”

     

  • AOCOED students praise Ambode’s education feats

    Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education  (AOCOED), Oto/Ijanikin students have thrown their weight behind the Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

    The students said they were stunned by Ambode’s humility,  for attending the convocations Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTEC) last year, and that of Lagos State University (LASU) two weeks ago, just within his three years in the saddle.

    The students appealed to Ambode to also attend the 60-year-old institution’s forthcoming convocation next month.

    The students, led by the President AOCOED Students Union Comrade, Isiaq Lukman, sang and danced at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday, last week.

    Luqmon said the students also joined their voices with College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) and Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education in Nigeria (SSUCOEN), AOCOED chapter, in appealing to Ambode to seize the opportunity offered by the convocation to announce the status of the oldest institution in the state to AOCOED University of Education.

    “We are giving the governor our support because of the great works he is doing in education from basic up to tertiary levels. Virtually all tertiary institutions in Lagos are experiencing unprecedented infrastructural development. The governor has also chosen to be fair to institutions with respect to infrastructural distribution regardless of whether you are a university, polytechnic or college of education,’’ the student leader said.

    He continued: “The governor has also been humbled enough by physically honouring the invitation of LASPOTECH and LASU during their convocation. We, students of AOCOED, are, therefore, appealing that he honours us with his presence at our forthcoming convocation next month.

    “We are also identifying with the union’s agitation that the proposed change of status from AOCOED to AOCOED University of Education be made to coincide with our coming convocation. The governor already has our support for another term and we are quite impressed by his vision for Lagos State.”

    The union’s General Secretary, Ayansola Ridwan Oluwatosin, noted that the union has put in place a programme to sensitiese their colleagues to obtain their personal voter card (PVC) ahead of general elections next year.

    Ayansola said the programme with arms in both Ojo and Oto areas are meant to spur the students not only to obtain their PVC but exercise their voting right.

    “We are sensiitising our members on the need to obtain their voters’ card. As youths, we are the future of this country. We also control the largest percentage of Nigeria’s population. To this end, we are here to challenge our future by using our votes to bring in the right kind of leadership that will impact across every sphere of the nation’s development.”

    Similarly, Deputy Speaker AOCOEDSU, Abereijo Folashade Adijat, urged the womenfolk to step out of their shell and take active part in politics.

    Earlier, Deputy Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Sunni Eshinokun, praised the students for conducting themselves without violence.

    He said: “I want to praise the leadership of the union for conducting yourselves with maturity. This is the kind of leadership we want among our students in Lagos. We have heard your endorsement and appeals. We promise to convey your message to the governor.”

  • Why we introduce NCE Part-Time, by AOCOED

    Management of the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) Oto/Ijaninkin, Lagos, has said it introduced NCE Part -Time to further open up access to prospective candidates desirous of lifelong learning nationwide.

    “The appropriateness of part time duration is premised on the charter of lifelong learning. This encompasses first time education for disadvantaged groups, continuing education, training for graduates and post-retirement opportunities,” i the Provost of the college Dr Omolola Aina Ladele at the 2017/2018 matriculation of NCE part time at the college premises.

    She continued: “Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education advances part time studies as part of its efforts to expand the frontier of lifelong learning to citizens in Lagos state and a beyond. We strongly believe that nothing is more economically, socially, and personally wasteful than not acknowledging and building on of the qualifications, skills and competences that we acquire throughout our lives. Today, our college remains a major player in the link between sustainable development, lifelong learning, and the recognition of prior learning which, interestingly, have become very essential globally.” management further added.

    This, according to her, explained why management emphasises on quality and digitalises its system for a more flexible operations.

    “One of the secrets of our success in this regard is that we consistently and deliberately refuse to sacrifice the quality of our part time programmes on the alter of economic gains. The students on his platform are exposed to quality learning experience.  The admission process and course registration, among others, are totally online. I therefore congratulate you,” Oladele said.

    She believes with the Ready Set Work, an initiative by the Lagos State government to enhance employability via skills among undergraduate in tertiary instructions in Lagos, further validates the college leadership role.

    “With the Ready Set Work programme, our students are better equipped with the skills that are not only necessary for the world of work, but which also distinguish them among their contemporaries. This is imperative because, gleaning from economic realities, the future economy will still be stamped by the mobility of skills,” she said.

    She implored the 843 new students to hit the ground running’ by facing their studies and complying with the institution’s regulations.

    She also warned them not to cut corners but aspire for success. Equally, she admonished parents in attendance to be supportive of their wards and pray that they graduate as and at when due.

  • AOCOED alumnus gives tips on RSW

    It was like homecoming on Monday for the former  Adeniran Ogunanya College of Education Oto/Ijanikin president, Comrade Marvelous Ojuomla.

    He literarily set the Oluremi Tinubu’s hall of the college on fire when he shared his experience as an alumnus of the Ready Set Work (RSW).

    Ojuomola advised the 200 and 300 level undergraduates, who crowded the hall to register online for this year’s RSW, which started on Monday and would run till April 30.

    RSW is an employability and entrepreneurship programme aimed at preparing final year students for  entry into the workforce as employees and employers.

    Recounting his experience, Ojuomola described the exercise, which runs on weekends for 13 weeks as ‘hectic’, saying that many of his contemporaries abandoned the journey half way.

    He said: “When we started, it was very hectic. We had to be in school by every Saturday 6.30am and finish by 5pm. Then as a Christian, you have to go to a church on Sunday. Some of us felt it was too tedious and so stopped coming.

    “However, the good thing is that we had facilitators that trained us on employability and entrepreneurship. They equip us on emotional intelligence, which helps us to develop team spirit, communicate with your colleagues and learn problem-solving approach.

    He challenged the students not to look down on themselves, saying that students from AOCOED who participated in the exercise outperformed those from other institutions.

    Mrs Sade Oshin, who was part of the RSW team from the Office of the Special Adviser on Education, said this year’s exercise targets 25,000 participants, with 20,000 for the six-week intensive online academy, which is a prerequisite for all 300  Level students. The 5000 students, who are their final year, would be enrolled into the 13-week training that would hold at three centres  – Lagos State University; Yaba College of Technology and University of Lagos.

    Oshin noted that because of its success, RSW has become more competitive, adding that those who scale the hurdle stand a chance of improving their market value.

    She advised the students to fill in their profile first on a blank sheet before entering same online, as any wrong entry during registration would disqualify them.

    Aside being punctual, Oshin noted that those shortlisted must be ready to meet other criteria before being awarded certificates.

    “The fact that you attended all the 13 weeks does not qualify you for the certificate. You must have completed a minimum of 11 of the 13 Saturdays in addition to completing all exercises and tests. Afterwards, you will write the final exam which you must also pass.”

    Special Adviser on Education Mr Obafemi Bank-Olemoh, who was represented by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr Shamsideen Allisson, likened the exercise as one that would develop students innate potentials. He said Lagos state is being proactive in grooming youngsters to face the challenge of industry and skill development in future.

    AOCOED Provost Dr Omolola Aina Ladele expressed appreciation to the government for increasing the college slot from 125 to 166 in the previous exercise. She is also happy about the Teachers Track,  which was newly introduced into the RSW, to sharpen teachers’ skills and exposed them to 21st century pedagogies.

  • Unions to Ambode: upgrade AOCOED to varsity

    THE Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), and Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education in Nigeria (SSUCOEN) at the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Otto/ Ijanikin, have urged the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to upgrade the 59-year-old institution to a university of education in June to coincide with its 60th anniversary.

    The unions, at a briefing, noted that the proposed upgrade was long overdue.

    The Nation learnt Ambode may announce the conversion of AOCOED, which is the oldest tertiary institution into a university of education, any moment.

    The unions’ chairmen, Michael Avosentiyen and Wunmi Ombugadu praised Ambode for the initiative.

    Avosentiyen said workers, management and students were already in jubilant mood over the development, adding that they would be happier if the governor could make it a birthday gift in June.

    He said: “We have been able to convince the governor that the university of education is not only the trend; it is also cultural as our society is no longer interested in college of education again as reflected in the college’s previous admission statistics of students who deliberately chose AOCOED as their first choice.

    “The implication of this is that the state government and the college will be at a loss while the staff may not be able to justify their existence.’’

    Avosetinyen noted that AOCOED has the wherewithal in terms of personnel and facilities to meet up with the new status.

    He recalled that various accreditation teams of the National Universities Commission (NUC) had accredited the college’s degree programmes run in affiliation with Ekiti State University on three occasions with 100 per cent endorsement for structures and personnel.

    “In terms of the highest academic degree, which is Ph.D, no college of education in Nigeria and faculty of education in any of the Nigerian universities can beat our college. AOCOED is endowed with over 60 Ph.D holders while about 10 lecturers are getting ready for their defence soonest. Apart from that, more than 50 lecturers are on their Ph.D home and abroad,’’ he added.

    COEASU former national president, Mr. Sam Akindele, AOCOED governing council member, Dr. Lanre Aiyejuyo and two former SSUCOEN chairmen, Adeoye Sofidiya and Mr. Yemi Ayeni, also urged Ambode to anounce the upgrade at the college’s convocation in May.

    They said doing so would jerk up students’ enrolment.

  • ‘We need more workers at AOCOED’

    Registrar, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education Otto/Ijanikin, Mr Shehu Adedamola Muhideen, is appealing to the moderator Governor Akinwunm Ambode, to increase the staff strength of the institution particularly at the lower cadre.

    He said infusing new blood into the system would enable it have a succession plan and also improve on its manpower ahead of plans by government to upgrade the college into a university of education.

    Speaking to The Nation in his office, the Registrar of the college said AOCOED, which the oldest tertiary institution in Lagos State, had come a long way, paid its due and matured enough for the upgrade.

    He lamented that over the last 13 years, the institution had not hired new employees, a development which had made the admiration top heavy, and might negatively affect succession in future.

    Once the request for more manpower is approved, Muhideen also appealed to government to match it with improved funding to lighten the college’s financial cross.

    He said: “Government is considering doing away with NCE institutions in all the state’s tertiary institution and transmuting us into a university of Education. We’ve had some directives and moves are going on at the level of government to have this realised in full. So it’s most likely that we may be having the last set of NCE students who were matriculated a few weeks ago. From the next academic session, we are looking forwards to seeing a university of education. We have the facilities in terms of human and infrastructural materials; we are up to the task.

    “Within the academic ranks, we don’t have less than 80 Ph.D holders and some are about completing their thesis. So by the end of the year, we might be having up to 100 of them.”

    Muhideen said an upgrade would change a lot of things at the 58-year old institution. Nonetheless, he noted that the gladiators of the anticipated status would be those who have improved.

    “If you are in the academia and did not pursue your PhD or failed to publish, you will definitely perish. So some of them who felt ‘of what use is PhD’ might now be thinking ‘can we foot drag this’? However, the decision is the prerogative of the Moderato and employer and not management, and if you cannot fit in, it is better you get out of the system.”

    He also recalled some skirmishes the college experienced about two years ago. He nonetheless, is confident that the present Governing Council is addressing the lacuna.

    “We are happy because of the calibre of people we are blessed with at the Governing Council. If we have a council not interested in implementing our rules and regulations, we will remain the way we are. The kind of workers we have are competent too. They only need the right kind of leadership to move on.

    “Management are not strange people, they are of impeccable character who will move the college forward, so the staff have no choice than to cooperate. At present, there is now accountability which has helped us in achieving our goals.”