Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has constituted a panel of inquiry to investigate the student protest that disrupted activities at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, and has ordered the Rector, Abdul Jimoh Mohamed, to step aside pending the outcome of the investigation
The governor announced the formation of the three-member committee on Wednesday, mandating it to probe both the immediate and underlying factors that led to the breakdown of law and order on the institution’s main campus.
The panel is chaired by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Senior Ibrahim Sulyman. Other members are the Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Nafisat Buge, and the Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare, Dr Mrs Mercy Olufunke Shittu.
In a statement issued in Ilorin by the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, the committee has been given a two-week deadline to complete its assignment and submit a report to the governor.
According to the statement, the panel is expected to review the remote and immediate causes of the protest, assess how the situation was handled, and propose measures to prevent a recurrence. The committee is also to make additional recommendations aimed at strengthening and improving the institution.
“The governor has meanwhile directed the Rector of the Polytechnic, Engr. Dr Abdul Jimoh Mohammed, to immediately step aside from his role until further notice, while the most senior Deputy Rector acts in his place in the interim.
“The committee will engage with all relevant stakeholders in the course of its assignment,” the commissioner said.
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