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By Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin
Forty-nine years after its creation, the Kwara State Polytechnic is moving its Engineering and applied sciences complex, Institute of Technology, (IOT), to the school’s permanent site in Araa, a suburb in Ilorin, the state capital.
This was disclosed by Dr Engr. Abdul Jimoh Mohammed, Rector of the polytechnic as part of his media briefing to mark the 28th Convocation Ceremony of the polytechnic where 7, 781 students where graduated from both its HND and OND programs.
He also announced a high level partnership with reputable institutions to train students to be more hands on and job creators.
“We are moving the IOT to the main site this year as part of development program and ease of school administration,” the rector explained.
He also stated 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 the rector, the briefing was meant to usher in the 28 Convocation Ceremony of the Polytechnic holding between Tuesday, 18th and Thursday, 20th October, 2022 and also to is to intimate the public of recent development in the school.
Within the 2021/2022 period under review Dr Mohammed said it faced challenges and made some remarkable achievements.
He noted for instance that it was regrettable that no less than 41 percent of the school’s land in Araa has been encroached on while it occupies just 6%, adding that the rest 53 percent is now difficult to access because the encroachers now envelope the school.
“Our response now is to halt such practice by building our our new projects on the virgin lands and encroachment prone areas.
“We have also set up committee on the matter to see how to manage the situation,” he added.
The rector also complained of funding and the need to fence the entire school as means of securing the higher institution.
But the school says it has made substantial gains as well.
For instance, the school school said it’s in the final stages of opening its own microfinace bank, the Kwara Poly Microfinace Bank, with which it hopes to shore up it’s revenue base.
” Management embarked on the establishment of a Micro finance bank.
“Necessary steps towards the take-off of the project have been taken with opening an account with Keystone Bank, the parent bank for our Bank, while application for registration is in final stage of approval at the Central Bank of Nigeria, he said.
The Polytechnic is graduating a total of 7,781 students with 62 having a Distinction at the HND level, while 56 passed in same catigory at the OND level.
