President, Centre for Ethics and Self Value Orientation, Prince
Salih Musa Yakubu, said yesterday that many polytechnics in
the country have become breeding grounds for cultists.
He, however, added that some of the institutions had risen up
to the occasion by insisting on discipline.
Speaking at the presentation of Ambassador of Ethics and
Conscience award to the Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic,
Alhaji Mas’ud Elelu and Ethically Responsible Award to the
Registrar, Pastor Moses Salami, Yakubu said, “We found out
that many polytechnics that are supposed to be breeding
grounds for future leaders and development have turned into
breeding grounds for cultists. But with the little time this
rector assumed leadership, he has reduced cult activities to
the barest minimum. We salute your effort, doggedness and
determination to bring back the lost glory of the polytechnic in
Nigeria”.
He said the criteria for the award included office attendance,
public accessibility, support for the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs), initiative against internal corruption, quality
control and staff welfare and discipline.
Others, he said are institutional policy performance, time
management culture, commitment to youth/women
empowerment and development and budget/project
performance and staff/students discipline.
The rector said the award was in recognition of the
polytechnic’s achievements, saying, “nothing is as good as
people recognising good performance of public servant during
and after service.”
He said the administration would keep improving on its
performance in order to move the polytechnic to the next level.

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