P 21 Weds 27/09/23
Provost CHT INAUGURATES DISCIPLINARY COMM
By Polycarp Ishaya from Pankshin
The Provost of Plateau State College of Health Technology, Pankshin, Dr, (prince) Francis Isah Fwangje has reiterated his commitment and determination to ensure proper discipline and conduct of staff and students of the institution towards academic activities.
He said, it is aimed for the educational upliftment and the enhancement of the productivity of staff in the college, to promote growth and development of the college.
Dr. Fwangje stated this at the official inauguration of a five (5) man disciplinary committee members held at the Joshua Dariye Auditorium Hall of the college. He said since his assumption of office in March 2019 and his reappointment in Feb, 2023, he has received series of complains from both the management staff and senior cadres staff, academic and non-academic staff on the behaviors of some junior cadre staff and students of the college towards their duties and learning/studies.
Fwangje said it has necessitated the immediate constitution of the five(5) man committee members by the college management recently, to handle such matters arising in regard to misconduct of staff and students henceforth in the college.
Dr. Fwangje however disclosed some of the reasons behind the constitution of the committee to include the following : To restore total discipline in the entire college system, address lateness to work by the staff, laziness during working hours, laziness on the part of students towards lectures, refusal to adhere to the college dress code by the students, staff leaving their work/duty posts without proper permission from their superior officers and unnecessary petitions by both staff and students without due process being followed in the college.
The provost was very optimistic that with the constituted disciplinary committee members, he believes that it will bring sanity into the college administrative system and it will also improve the standard of learning in the college.
He assured the committee members of the college management support and cooperation at all times, as long as they will discharge their functions according to the laid down regulations without fear or favour in order to curtail some of these menaces in the college.
The five (5) Man disciplinary committee members constituted include: Barr. Paul Rabo, who is also the Registrar of the college as chairman of the committee, Mr Yakubu Dungse, College Librarian as member, Mr. John Sani as member, Mrs. Nenrot Binshak as member and Mr. Kingsley Dapiya as secretary to the committee.
Administrating the oath taking on the committee members, the Oath Commissioner, Barr. Victor Gowalk said, to be a member of the college disciplinary committee, they should be seen to be disciplined themselves or else they may not perform their functions effectively.
Responding on behalf of the committee members, the chairman of the committee, Barr. Paul Rabo thanked the Provost and his management staff for finding them worthy to serve in that capacity in the college. He assured them that the committee will discharge her function without fear or favour.
Our sources revealed that the two major reasons which brought about unrest within the school were the recent face off between the Provost, management staff and the joint unions of Plateau State Tertiary Institutions, Plateau State College of Health Technology, Pankshin chapter. And also the issue of the reappointment of the provost for a second tenure in office, Feb, 2023, which according to the joint unions of the college was not done appropriately and due process was not followed in the appointment.
Secondly, the allegations of the diversion of the funds meant for pension and gratuity to other college projects. The issues led the unions to declare strike action that lasted for about three months in the college after series of negotiation between the union leaders and the management staff of the college, did not yield any result as of that time.
But at the time of filing this report, normalcy, peace, unity of purpose and agreement were already reached by the college management staff and the leadership of the joint unions of the college.
