The Joint Action Committee, JAC, of three unions at Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa in Oyo State has petitioned Governor Seyi Makinde of the state over what it described as delay in the appointment of substantive principal officers of the institution.

JAC described the delay in the appointment of principal officers of the institution such as Rector, Registrar, Bursar and Librarian as worrisome and alien to the establishment of the Polytechnic Acts.

JAC made the declarations via a letter addressed to Makinde, copies of which were also sent to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi and the Commissioner for Education, Hon Segun Olayiwola, among others.

The letter was signed by the leaders of the three unions on the platform of JAC, among whom are Com. Adeboje Taiwo, Com Titiloye Joseph, Com. Jayeola Titus, Com. Olayanju Abiodun, Com. Ojenike Olusola and Com. Lala Tunde.

The letter was made available to DAILY POST Tuesday morning.

JAC in the statement lauded the governor for what it described as his doggedness on the appropriate repositioning going on in the institution.

It, however, condemned the delay in the appointment of principal officers in the institution.

JAC described the appointment of acting management in the last seven (7) years instead of substantive principal officers as alien to the establishment of the Polytechnic Acts.

The unions then used the opportunity to call on the governor to announce the prospective qualified substantive officers for those positions.

The letter reads “The Governor graciously appointed a seasoned administrator, Professor Adebiyi Kazeem to redeem the long lost image of the Institution by using Acting Management’ in the last seven (7) years which is alien to the establishment of the Polytechnic Acts.

“Of course, the Governing Council under the leadership of Professor Adebiyi Adekunle Kazeem did a fantastic job by advertising the position of Principal Officers, concluded the process and recommended the prospective qualified candidates respectively. The exercise came to an end on July 27, 2025 and recommended appropriately. The Unions also gave profound gratitude to His Excellency, Governor Makinde on the recent release of additional subventions to further relieve the effect of augmentation of salary in the Institution.

“Having said these, the long lost image is still lingering in the Institution (the menace of Acting Management as Principal Officers) in the last seven (7) years. Sir, resources had been used repeatedly to prosecute this exercise on two (2) different occasions but to no avail. This is the third time that same resource would be used and the Governing Council had done the needful and recommended the prospective qualified candidates.

“The unions, therefore, appeal to His Excellency to announce the prospective qualified substantive officers. The Trade Unions count on His Excellency not to further delay the announcement. The unions as part of stakeholders will continue to guarantee industrial harmony as we are looking forward to meeting the prospective qualified substantive officers very soon”.

Oyo: JAC petitions Makinde, Ogundoyin over delay in appointment of Rector, others