Federal Govt Urged To Extend Lecturers’ Retirement Age To 70 Years

The Federal Government has been urged to extend the retirement age for university professors and Polytechnics lecturers to 70 years

The rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Dr Dayo Oladebeye gave the advice during a get together held in honour of Builder Garba Olorunoje, who retired as one of the chief lecturers of the institution.

Oladebeye said most lecturers in the country’s polytechnics are being retired at the age when they are still active and can still use their academic knowledge to develop the nation’s education sector.

Speaking on the personality of the retiree, the rector said, “Seeing him retiring at the age of 65, he doesn’t look that age and ditto to so many other people who have retired at the stipulated age of 65. I want to think that with the experience I have had, some people retiring at 65 are still very strong, still having a lot to contribute to the development of the polytechnic and Nigeria in general”.

Oladebeye stated that Olorunoje is still going to places in spite of his retirement, adding that he sees him achieving his dreams of getting to higher heights in life.
Olorunoje, was a chief lecturer in the department of Building Tech and the immediate past deputy rector (Academics) of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti.
According to the rector, “Builder Olorunoje has always been very loyal right from the time I began to know him. In the administration of this polytechnic right from inception, I have always known him as a very loyal person. Very easy-going and always very jovial. I see him as a very strong and energetic person”.
The national president of the Federal Polytechnic Alumni Association, Surveyor Oyedokun Augustine Abiodun, explained that Olorunoje was being celebrated for what he stands for as he described him as somebody with impeccable integrity.
He prayed that God would reward him and urged others to emulate him.
Olorunoje urged his colleagues that are still in the service to ensure that they do their best to carry out any assignment given to them very well.

“If you are doing it well, don’t think that they are not watching you, they are watching you and you may be called to service anytime, anywhere. But if you don’t do well, people will remember you for that. What I am enjoying today is goodwill and I thank God for the unique opportunity that He has given me”.