Petition to Governor Punjab, Chairman BoG CCH
Wednesday, 28 November 2012 22:20
Open Letter from CCH Alumni to Board of Governors
Dear Members of the Board
Cadet College Hasanabdal, the very name of this institution is synonymous for extraordinarily high quality of education, traditions and heritage; greatly admired by very loyal alumni. We write out of grave concern for essential working relationships between college administration and board of governors. The crisis faced is based on lack of governance and damage continues to the college’s administrative operations and prestige.
Our trust in Board of governors is at risk because of an unexplained and still unresolved episode, which is the evaluation of the merits for appointment of last principal. Mr. Muhammad Asif Malik was overage by 09 years and 11 months on 31.08.2009; the last date for the receipt of principal’s application. In his appointment letter it was recommended to Board of Governors to relax this age limit by 10 years, conveniently accommodating him, in the next meeting which ironically is yet to convene three years on and counting.
We urge that Board's procedures be followed without any relaxation of laws for the recruitment of new principal; someone with substantive reputation and administrative eminence who must precede efforts to re-establish the traditions and strengthen the college academically.
The entire alumni community feels alienated retrospectively, for the conduct of college administration and oversight of this administration by the board of governors, and was unable to convey it’s concerns to the members. Hence we feel the need of representation of alumni in board of governors through our elected president of Hasanabdal Old Boys Association. We feel it’s imperative to reestablish the link between alumni and Board of Governors.
Electronically signed by Alumni of Cadet College Hasanabdal
The above petition was signed by 231 ex-Abdalians until 30-Oct-2012 with two later signatures appended until 28-Nov-2012, making a total of 233 signatures received for the petition. The petition was initiated by Mr. Hammad Malik (30th Entry) after a brief discussion on Facebook. The petition signature campaign was cut-off on 30th October, 2012, by which date 231 signatures were received, when the petition was handed over to Abdalians Association (HOBA) for submission to the Board of Governors of Cadet College Hasanabdal.