In its determination to end the ongoing strike by polytechnic lecturers across the country, the Federal Government has commenced a needs assessment exercise of 66 state and federal polytechnics across the country.
Speaking at the commencement of the exercise at the Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on NEEDS assessment of Public Polytechnics, Hajia Fatimah Ahmed, reiterated the commitment of government to addressing the needs of public Polytechnics in the country.
She stated that the committee was ready to engage all stakeholders in the sector in the discharge of its assignment. “We are going to all the polytechnics in the country, no matter where they are,” she said. “We will speak to all stakeholders with a view to coming out with adequate information on how to address the issues affecting the institutions.”
Hajia Ahmed noted that many polytechnics across the country have complained of lack equipment, infrastructural decay, inadequate teaching staff, inadequate lecture halls and student accommodation, among other necessities.
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