THE administration of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua in Ikot Ekpene local government area, has portrayed as bogus and deluding reports in some state based sensationalist newspapers, charging that the establishment acquired hardware to get license of programmes.
As per an assertion endorsed by the Deputy Registrar/Secretary to Council, Mr Iniobong Ebong, made accessible to newsmen yesterday in Uyo, the administration likewise denied comparable reports that the authority was participating in work racketeering.
The establishment moved those behind the charges to visit the foundation for review of the hardware.
“Our attention has been drawn to the publications in page 4 of The Crest Newspaper of Monday, September, 5, 2022 with the caption “Employment Racketeering Rocks Akwapoly” and at its page 10 publication of Monday September 12, 2022 captioned “Accreditation: NBTE May Sanction Akwapoly Over Borrowed Equipment” and at page 8 of The Eyes Newspaper of September 13, 2022 captioned “Akwapoly Civil Engineering Department axed”
“It is important to state obviously that the claims in those distributions are bogus, false and deluding.
“In 2022, the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic introduced 18 (eighteen) programs for accreditation/re-accreditation, and the Public Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in a letter with Ref. No. B/PRO/SP.21/VOL.II/429 of 5th August 2022 signed by Arc Ngbede Ogoh, Director, Polytechnic Programmes for the Executive Secretary conveyed its approval granting accreditation to all the 18 (eighteen) programmes presented by the institution for the usual period of (5) five years with effect from the 2021/2022 academic session.
” The NBTE similarly dispatched a similar endorsement record straightforwardly to His Excellency, The Governor of Akwa Ibom State.
“At its fourteenth ordinary gathering hung on the fifth September 2022, the Overseeing Board guided Administration to sort out for the asset inspection/verification appearance in something like one month and the Administration has started prompt consistence.
“In regard of the claims that the foundation acquired gear for the license work out, we support the purveyors of such misrepresentation to visit the particular divisions for review of the undaunted hardware that had since been introduced some time before the certification work out.
“We additionally challenge whoever that considerations to affirm from the workplace of the Bookkeeper General of Akwa Ibom Express the right sum endorsed by the State government for the whole certification work out. The result will positively stun the editors of these crook slanders”.
