Zamfara Polytechnic Alumni Gets New Leadership After 41 Years

Zamfara Polytechnic Alumni Gets New Leadership After 41 Years

Abdulrazak Bello Kaura, a staff of Radio Nigeria has emerged as the National President of the Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, Alumni Association.

The election was held during the Alumni first National convention after 41 years.

The result of the election was announced by the Chairman of the Association’s first convention Adhoc Planning Committee, Mr Audu Yahwa.

He stated that, Abdulrazak Kaura scored 124 votes to defeat his closest rival, Viashima Leonard who polled 112 votes respectively .

“Abdulrazak Bello having scored the highest votes and met the requirements is hereby declared the winner and returned elected “. Audu Yahwa said.

Other contestants that returned unopposed were Hassan Bamidele, Vice President; Rimamyang Amos, Secretary; Ezekiel Luka; Assistant Secretary; Kabiru Ibrahim, financial Secretary; Abdulsabur Hassan, Treasurer; Idris Garba, Welfare officer and Olufemi Ebenezer as Publicity Secretary.

The federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda established in the year 1982 has over fifty thousand graduates of different disciplines.

In his remarks, Rector of the Polytechnic Engr Muhammad Yahaya Bande who congratulated the first executives for the victory said the Alumni convention was long overdue after 41 saying there is need for Alumni to come up with initiatives of paying back to the Alma mater and support their members who need it.

In his acceptance speech, the National President of the Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda Alumni Association, Comrade Abdulrazak Bello Kaura said the association will work assiduously to ensure removal of Dichotomy between HND and Bsc.

“Polytechnics more especially federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda produce well skilled graduates that can compete with their counterparts from any institution in Nigeria, why the Dichotomy” he asked

“We shall struggle to ensure elimination of the unnecessary dichotomy that is responsible for low number of technologists and causing decay in the country’s technological development. He the need to join hands with all stakeholders  to succeed.

Abdulrazak Kaura therefore urged all the Alumni members of the accord for his support and cooperation to excel in the struggles. More importantly to payback to the Alma mater and ensure improved enrollment in the Polytechnic that is having an excellent record of producing qualitative graduates.

He appreciated Rector of the institution Engr Muhammad Yahaya Bande who championed the actualization of the Alumni Association of the over four decades of the establishment of the federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda.

By PRNigeria