... Showers #22.5m on nine Mapoly best graduating students
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday, disclosed how its administration was able to resusistate the state owned Moshood Abiola Polytechnic following the decision of the past administration of Senator Ibikunle Amosun to relocate the institution to Ipokia with a name change to Ogun State Polytechnic, caused a setback for the seemingly thriving institution.
At the ceremony held at the Institution'' OGD Auditorium, Ojere, Abeokuta, Abiodun said the challenge of bringing Mapoly to its glorious path was one of the early challenges his administration had to deal with.
He stated that after numerous visits to the National Board of Technical Examinations,NBTE in addition to the support of the fact finding committee set up to bring back the sinking institution, Mapoly was returned to glory
Abiodun added that due to the not well thought - out plan to relocate the 47-year-old Polytechnic, the institution with a student population of about 30,000 decreased as low as 5000 and that with conscious effort to revitalize the flagship institution, the school is now coming back to life with about 13,000 students.
Abiodun also disclosed that his administration is set to spend the sum of N2 billion on intervention projects at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta.
Highlighting some of the intervention projects, Abiodun mentioned a 500-seater ultramodern hall, the construction of the road leading to the institution’s auditorium, the construction of a building for the Department of Accountancy, the construction and equipping of a new library, and a new bus to commemorate the 15th convocation ceremony.
Governor Abiodun, who said he was impressed with the achievements of the school since its inception, announced a cash gift of N2.5 million for each of the best graduating students from the 2015 to 2024 sets.
He said: “We will be building a 500-seater ultramodern lecture theatre. We will be constructing the road leading to the auditorium of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. We will also be constructing a building for the Department of Accountancy.
“We will be constructing the new SBMS block and equipping a modern library as well. This total intervention amounts to about N2 billion, so we will invest about N2 billion worth of interventions in this institution.
“In our usual manner, we will be celebrating the best graduating students over the years. That means that we have a list of the best graduating students from 2016 onwards.”
The institution, the governor noted, has produced thousands of graduates who have contributed to the development and growth of the state, country, and wherever they find themselves, adding that the decision to bring back the defunct Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, which was turned into Ogun State Polytechnic and moved to Ipokia, is yielding results, just as the ecosystem of the school, which was in a comatose state, has been reinvigorated.
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