Akeredolu suspends Ondo Poly Governing Board Chairman

• Published date: 12 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has suspended chairman of Governing Council of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Mr. Banji Alabi.

The hammer fell on Alabi after Akeredolu received the report of the institution's Visitation Panel, which stated that Alabi refused to honour its invitation on several occasions.

The Governor, who announced the suspension while receiving the report of the seven-member Visitation Panel to the Polytechnic, said Alabi remained suspended until he (Akeredolu) heard from him.

Receiving the report, Akeredolu appreciated all members of the Panel for their labour, with a promise to look into the report.

He expressed worry over the downward slide of the Polytechnic, saying there was no going back to converting the institution to a university.

He said: 'I was inundated with several complaints here and there. A number of them I am not able to solve. I asked questions and...