The governing body of the Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic (IMAP) Lafia has been suspended by Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule.
Furthermore, he has instructed the Rector, Dr. Justina Anjide-Kotso, to immediately go on compulsory leave.
This directive was issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Muhammad Ubandoma-Aliyu. The reason stated for this action is to ensure an unhindered investigation into the report of the visitation panel by the white paper committee.
After receiving the report from the visitation panel, which was headed by Engineer Ali Rabiu, on February 2nd, Governor Sule took appropriate measures.
Ubandoma mentioned that the Governor’s choice was made with the intention of conducting a comprehensive investigation without any disruption from the existing leadership.
It is important to highlight that Governor Sule’s recent action to dissolve the administration of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) came as a unexpected development, especially considering his previous commendation of Dr. Justina Anjide-Kotso’s efforts in revitalizing the university.
The Governor had previously praised her accomplishments, affirming that her tenure had successfully transformed the institution from lacking technical accreditation to becoming a prominent symbol of academic excellence.
The Governor said, “Initially, we had a polytechnic without any technical accreditation. Today, we have four technical courses that have accreditation. You can truly say that now we are a polytechnic. It happens during her period.
“With all the efforts that she puts in and the efforts of her own management and the efforts of everybody who supported to make it happen.
“With due respect, when we came in, even the IMAP Lafia that we are calling, was not really a polytechnic.
”It was not. It has never been. Because they never had one technical accreditation. All the courses they were offering, none were technical.”
