Convocation: Kwara Poly produces 62 distinction, moves IOT to main site

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         Photo Credit: Olufadi Ayuba

Convocation: Kwara Poly produces 62 distinction, moves IOT to main site. 

Kwara state polytechnic, Ilorin in its 28th convocation ceremony produces 7,781 students in both Higher National Diploma (HND) and Ordinary National Diploma (OND) with 62 students graduating with distinction at the HND level. 

Fourty-nine years after its creation, the polytechnic is moving its Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Technology (IOT) to the school’s permanent site at PMB 1357, off old Jebba road, lorin. 

This was made public by the rector, Engr. (Dr.) Abdul Jimoh Mohammed as part of his media briefing to mark the 28th convocation ceremony. 

           Photo Credit: Olufadi Ayuba

Abdul also announced a high level partnership with reputable institutions to train students to be job creators and not just job seekers to enhance the economy of the nation. 

“We are moving the IOT to the main site this year as part of development programme and ease of school administration,” he stated. 

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Satisfying gulp of nature 

He furthered that the students of the polytechnic will be more entrepreneural after the school management pulled off the prestigious signing of MoUs with the Prototype Engineering Development Institute, Ilesha, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, and Mantrac CAT, an engineering concern in Ikeja.

According to Abdul, the briefing was meant to usher in the 28th convocation ceremony of the polytechnic holding between Tuesday, 18th and Thursday, 20th October, 2022, and also to intimate the public of recent development in the school. 

Within 2021/2022 academic session under review, Abdul stated some challenges and remarkable achievements faced by his administration and how it managed make a difference. 

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However, he noted that it is regrettable that no less than 41 per cent of the school’s land in Ara has been encroached on while it occupies just 6 per cent, adding that the remaining 53 per cent is now difficult to access because the encroachers now envelope the school.

“Our response now is to halt such practice by building our new projects on the virgin lands and encroachment prone areas. We have also set up a committee on the matter to see how to manage the situation,” he added.

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Abdul in his speech talked about low fund and the need to fence the entire school for additional security, stating that the institution though, made it substantial gains as regarding funding. 

However, Abdul concluded that the management has embarked on the establishment of a Microfinance bank, stating that necessary steps towards the take-off of the project has been taken with opening an account with Keystone Bank which is the parent bank for its bank, while application for registration is in final stage of approval at the Central Bank of Nigeria.

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