COE, K/Ala Provost Sets To Overcome Administrative Challenges

The Provost, College of Education (COE) Katsina-Ala, Tyodoo Iyue (PhD) positions to overcome administrative challenges for the institution. He disclosed to journalists while celebrating one year in office as Provost.

He said, notwithstanding the management resolve to excel amidst challenges, the efforts to move the college forward however appear frustrating the resolve!

Dr. Tyodoo Iyue disclosed the challenges that included the shortage of academic and non academic staff among others.

He said, shortage of staff "affect optimal teaching, learning and administrative efficiency" and blamed death and retirement of the staff for the problems.

Another area was the "delay in signing the dual mandate bill into law." The Provost stated that the law would enable the operation of both the National Certificate Examination (NCE) and Degree programmes for the seekers of the teaching career to be awarded degrees after their period of studies.

Iyue PhD, acknowledged that delay in signing the law puts his college on disadvantage as students would prefer to study elsewhere degrees would be awarded than go through three years for the certificate in education and thereafter, spend three years in another institution of higher learning for a degree!

The Provost cautioned that non implementation of the law would affect the college negatively as the population of students could diminish. He sought Governor Alia's intervention to assent to the bill for the population of the college to get boosted.

He sought Governor Alia's intervention also on taxation of the college's IGR believed to be taxed excessively .

According to him, the over taxation has reduced capacity for the college to the extent that she rarely "meets critical, essential needs like provision of water, electricity and other needs."

On non confirmation of long serving support staff who have served the college faithfully for many years, the Provost noted attention paid the workers symbolized their recognition for the invaluable contributions to the college.

About the incessant theft of property of the college, he said "we have continued to experience cases of theft on campus. This is as a result of the lack of security personnel to man the various security beats!"

On dilapidated infrastructure, Dr. Iyue highlighted the condition and noted that the "absence of a befitting administrative block capable of supporting the effective governance and service delivery" has the tendency to frustrate development in the same manner lack of access roads to the second campus hindered progress.

The absence of operational vehicles for principal officers who like Deputy Provosts for administration and academic as well as Registrar, Bursar and the Librarian has harmed the objective for which the college was established to achieve.