From Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency wade in and stop the sales of Kaduna Polytechnic’s residential quarters.
Kaduna Polytechnic chapter of ASUP which made the call while addressing journalists on Friday, disclosed that, about 400 housing units belonging to the institution have been valued and offered with stringent conditions that will only make the houses available to strangers, at the detriment of the Polytechnic’s security.
Speaking on behalf of the Union, ASUP Chairman, Engr. Abubakar Abdulllahi who was flanked by other executives and several members of the Union, explained further that, the entire process leading to the grant offer, payment of application fees and deadlines for the initial down payment have been shrouded in secrecy without the involvement of the Union.
The Academic union recalled that, former Minister of Lands and Housing, Ms Ama Pepple had said in 2011, while leading the Presidential Implementation Committee on a tour of the Kaduna Polytechnic’s quarters, that, the property shall not be sold.
“Furthermore, the Senate Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development via a circular referenced NASS/S/COH/20/05 dated 7th November, 2012, affirmed that the institution’s properties were instituted and should not be leased.”
