Nasarawa State
Polytechnic will promote self-reliance
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- GOVERNMENT
HOUSE, LAFIA
- Nasarawa
State
- PRESS
RELEASE:
31st Jan. 2001.
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- NASARAWA
State Polytechnic Lafia, scheduled to take-off this Month is to be
nurtured into an enviable institution that would graduate self-reliant
Nigerians.
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- The
State Governor, Alh. Abdullahi Adamu gave this assurance when he paid an
unscheduled visit to the institution on Wednesday.
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- Governor
Adamu’s visit to the institution was to enable him assess the level of
preparation for the commencement of lectures at the institution.
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- Addressing
the students, Governor Adamu expressed dissatisfaction with the
preparations for the take-off of the institution.
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- He
therefore directed that the lectures scheduled to commence on Friday 2nd
February, 2001, should be postponed by one week. He said that his dream
for the institution was a lofty one, saying the take-off of academic
activities in the Polytechnic must begin on a proper note.
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- He
promised that within the extended seven days, the state Government will
ensure that all the basic requirements for effective lectures are
provided.
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- Governor
Adamu said that Nasarawa State was backward in the area of education when
compared with other States, pointing out that the challenge before us is
to make use of what we have to catch up with other States.
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- The
Governor challenged both the pioneer students and staff of the institution
to be prepared to make necessary sacrifices for rapid and proper
development of the Polytechnic.
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- Governor
Adamu urged the students to be law abiding and be prepared to assist in
the practical construction of the school.
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- He
said, in that way the students would avoid the culture of destruction of
school properties, which he said, was a common practice when students in
the country embarked on strike actions.
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- Governor
Adamu told the students as “pioneers you cannot afford the luxury of
destruction as an expression of liberty and freedom”.
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- Earlier
on, the state Commissioner of Education, and the Provost of the
Institution, Dr. Emmanuel Okpede and Mr. Mustapha Onuku respectively, had
thanked the Governor for the visit.
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- They
both said that the Governor’s visit would facilitate smooth and proper
take-off of the institution.
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- Both
the Commissioner and the Provost promised to play their roles to lay solid
foundation for the development of the Polytechnic to an international
standard.
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