MAPOLY Set To Turn Degree-Awarding Insitution

Strong indications emerged on Thursday that the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta may become a University of Technology next year.

The state governor, Senator ibikunle Amosun was said to have submitted a letter for a law to make MAPOLY a degree-awarding institution

One Nigeria Blog gathered that state governor has presented a bill before the state house of Assembly requesting that MAPOLY be turned into a degree awarding institution.

It was further gathered that, the letter sent by the governor to the Assembly was dated December 20, 2016.

The decision, according to the findings was ratified by the state Executive Council after which the Assembly was notified on the need for a law to be enacted for the smooth process towards making MAPOLY a degree-awarding institution.

This bill which was sent alongside another letter requesting for the establishment of the state Polytechnic, Ipokia was read by the Speaker of the house Hon Suraaj Adekunbi at the plenary.

According to the speaker, the correspondence dated 20th of December was forwarded to the house by Mr Governor.

The Speaker, who read the letter at the plenary to the lawmakers quoted the governor to have written” I forward here with this for a law to provide for the establishment of Moshood Abiola University of Technology and matters of administration and discipline of students connected there with and law to provide for the establishment, incorporation and function of the Ogun state Polytechnic, Ipokia.

He added, ”For other matters incidental there to or connected there with as approved at the 51st state executive council held on 19 December 2016 for the kind consideration and passage of the house of Assembly, Please accept the assurances as always of my highest regard.”

 It will be recalled that the Rector of the Polytechnic Prof. Oludele  Itiola  recently told the state house of Assembly  that the  Polytechnic needs N40 million for the institution to be turned into a degree awarding institution.

The academic don said this during the defence of the 2017 appropriation bill of the institution before the lawmakers.