Shortage of academic staff hampers accreditation of courses in Kogi state varsity

Acute shortage of academic staff at the Kogi State University, Ayingba, has been one of the major obstacles for accreditation of some courses.

The vice chancellor of the institution, Professor Mohammed Sani Abdukadir disclosed this yesterday when the Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello visited in continuation of his tour of tertiary institutions in the state.
“As at today, this institution has a deficit of 361 staff out of the 780 needed for full accreditation by the National Universities Commission,” the vice chancellor said.

Also speaking at the occasion, the chairman Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU-KSU), Dr. Daniel Aina reeled out catalogue of problems facing the 17 years old institution.
According to him, the university has been hit by mass exodus of teaching staff including 40 professors in the last one year due to irregular and delayed salary payments.

According to Dr. Aina the irregular salary payment was capable of exposing morally weak ones to corrupt tendencies.
He also complained to the governor the inadequate security in the university community which he said has exposed staff and students to danger.

However, Alhaji Bello vowed to take a holistic look to all the problems enumerated with a view to finding lasting solutions to them.
He appealed to the striking members of the academic and non academic staff to resume academic activities as issues relating to their salaries and other allowances would be paid without further delay.