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Governor Ahmed Approves Special Release of N36m for COED Salaries

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Following the release of N86, 996, 422.00 as the last quarterly subvention to the State-owned Tertiary Institutions for 2016, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed on Friday approved a special release of another N36, 091, 000 to the College of Education, Oro.

The State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, who disclosed this, noted the N36m release to COE, Oro is to assist the school to pay its workers’ salaries.

Alhaji Banu said that the State government is working with the College management to find a permanent solution to the salary crisis facing the institution.

He said Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed is optimistic that the Visitation Panel to the College will come up with relevant recommendations that will assist the government in making the school financially independent.

Recall that the State government recently set up a Visitation Panel to among other functions assess the operational practices of the College; examine the management of its finances as well as assess the relevance of courses offered.

 

The Panel is headed by Prof. K. S. Adeyemi of the Department of Economics, Kwara State University.

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed Sets Up Visitation Panels For COED, Oro & CAILS

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The Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the constitution of visitation panels for the College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS), Ilorin and the College of Education,(COE) Oro.

According to a statement issued in Ilorin on Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Isiaka Gold, the panels are to among other functions assess the operational practices of the institutions, examine the management of their finances in relation to available resources as well as assess the relevance of courses offered by both schools.

Alhaji Gold said the Visitation Panel to College of Education, Oro is also to appraise previous governments decisions with a view to determining the level of compliance. It will also examine the institution’s academic programmes and identify key areas of comparative advantage and ways to reinforce them as areas of specialties.

For CAILS, the panel is expected to examine the performance and contributions of the school to the development and advancement of Arabic and Islamic Legal education in particular and higher education in general as well as assess the College’s organisational structure with a view to determining its management quality.

Prof. K.S. Adeyemi is to head the Visitation Panel for COE, Oro, while Alh. O. O Yusuf is to serve as the Secretary. Other members are Alh. Salihu Arowolo; Mr. G. I Olawale; Barr. (Mrs) O. T Olubiyi and Mr. G. Y Jimoh.

The Visitation Panel for CAILS has Prof. Mohammed O. Ibrahim as the Chairman and Alh. Toyin Lawal Ahmed as Secretary. Other members are Dr. Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan; Alh. M. A Shehu, Barr. A. M Bello and Alh. Yusuf Bamigboye. The two panels have three weeks to submit their reports.