Kwara Government Steps In Over Ahman Patigi University-Community Tensions

Date: 2025-04-14

The Kwara State government has intervened in the escalating crisis between Ahman Patigi University and its host community in Patigi Local Government Area.

Hajia Sa'adatu Modibbo Kawu, the State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, announced this during a meeting with a delegation from the university, led by its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kazeem Alade Gbolagade. The Vice-Chancellor had formally appealed to the state government through the commissioner, urging urgent action to prevent the situation from worsening.

He narrated how the host community demanded the resignation of all principal officers and the closure of the entire university, a move that could disrupt the entire upcoming academic semester.

The VC further disclosed how thugs and hooligans recently stormed the university's campus, chased away security personnel and threatened to prevent staff members from accessing the premises.

"This is why we are here to seek the support and assistance of the state government, since the university is situated within its jurisdiction and we believe in the leadership and capacity of the government to resolve this crisis," Gbolagade stated.

In her response, the commissioner assured the management and the staff of the university of the state government's swift intervention in the on-going crisis between the Institution and its host community.

She emphasized that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has created an enabling environment for businesses and private institutions, including universities, to thrive across the state.

The Commissioner promised that the state government would not fold its arms while a critical educational institution faces threats that could disrupt its academic calendar and operations.

Hajia Modibbo assured that her ministry will set up a fact-finding committee to engage all relevant stakeholders, including the university management, host community leaders, and security agencies, to investigate the circumstances and the remote causes of the crisis and recommend lasting solutions to the government.

The Commissioner, who further reiterated the importance of maintaining a cordial relationship between institutions and their host communities, noted that such synergy is vital for sustainability and peaceful coexistence among themselves.

"We want our private institutions to flourish. The relationship with the host communities must be one of mutual respect and understanding," she asserted.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Code Of Conduct     Kale Belgore     Saka Aleshinloye     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     20 Billion Bond     Www.Kwarareports.com     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Atiku     Bayo Onimago     Mohammed Abdulahi     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Zainab Abass     IQRA College     Ayo Adeyemi     Okin Group     Sardauna     Adedeji Onimago     Mohammed Haruna     Odo-Owa     Oja-Oba     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Saad Belgore     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Samuel Adaramola     Nigerian Army     FOMWAN     Abdullahi Samari     Kwara Politics     Emir Of Shonga     First Lady     Durbar Festival     HYPPADEC     Toyin Sanusi     Leke Ogungbe     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Dan Masanin     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Taofeek Ibraheem     Bature Bello     Bashirat Bola Bello     N-Power     Royal FM     Afonja Descendants Union     Aso Ofi     Amuda Bembe     Labour Party     Park     Olayinka Are     Saadu Yusuf     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Ghali Muhammed     Alore     Yaman     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Village Alive Development Association     NFAI     Oba-Solagberu     Naira Redesign     Bello Abubakar     Amos Bajeh     Ahmed Dankaya     Bolaji Nagode     Salake     Simeon Ajibola     Communication Network Support Services     IsDB     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Abdullahi Atanda     Balogun-Ojomu     Oloriegbe     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Air Peace     Idiagbon     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Baakini    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Young Progressives Party     Nigerian Medical Association     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Abdulfatai Baakini     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Alabe     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Halidu Danbaba     Afolayan     Ndama Al-hassan     Baruba     Olatomiwa Williams     Dumagi     Solomon Edojah     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Bukola Ajikobi     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Tunde Yusuf     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Kwara Basketball Association     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     NFAI     Kwarareports     Alagbado     FERMA     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Saba Jibril     Khairat Gwadabe     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Abegunde Goke     Ahmed Bayero     New Nigeria People’s Party     Afeyin-Olukuta     Abdulkadir Orire     Mukhtar Shagaya     Rihanat Ajia     Dauda Adesola     Bilikis Oladimeji     Popo-Igbonna     NTA Ilorin     Aliyu U. Tilde     SSUCOEN     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Yusuf Mubarak     National Democratic Congress     Samari     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Taiwo Joseph     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Mohammed Danjuma     NIPOGA     Gobir Organization Foundation     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Prince Bola Ajibola     Osi     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Facebook     IYA YUSUF     KWASSIP     Chief Imam Of Offa     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Tafida     Lanre Issa Onilu     Yemi Sanni     Fatimat Saliu     Bisi Oyeleke     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Olokoba     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Public Holiday