OUR POSITION AFTER THE VISITATION OF NBTE TO OGUN STATE POLYTECHNIC IPOKIA

MOSHOOD ABIOLA POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS' LEADERS

Solidarity greetings to all students, comrades of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta, the students' Leaders allocates this moment to salute all and sundry affected with this issue pivoting round the upgrading of MAPOLY and establishment of Ogun State polytechnic Ipokia for showing a great sense of patience and understanding throughout the unfavourable moments.

Sequel to a report from the students' Leaders on the need to await the National Board for Technical Education at the newly established Polytechnic at Ipokia, it is a circulated information already that yesterday, the NBTE delegates visited the polytechnic for inspection.

In view of their visitation, we gathered that the anticipated accreditation expected by all concerned individuals from the NBTE officials was not achieved but which they have only shown what we termed "Total Drama' on the intelligence of the affected citizens of Ogun State, especially MAPOLY Students. This purports that the commencement of academic activities at Ogun Polytechnic will be difficult to achieve this year again.

Responsively, the entire students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta express their unsatisfactory gesture to the government of Ogun State for her callous and inconsiderate policy implementation by truncating the future of our dear students all in the name of "Mission to rebuild".

However, we hereby allege the state Government of Ogun State for being ignorant of the ASUP MAPOLY demands, which tabled a request for the admission of ND Students either into MAPOLY or Ogun State Polytechnic Ipokia. It is highly obvious that admission into the new Polytechnic at Ipokia seems impossible due to the absence of necessary amenities and completed structures for the commencement of activities. As it is, this year is a waste already.

We however call on the state government to approve admission of ND Students into Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta with just an ultimatum of "One Week", because this is the alternative institution in their demands where admission can be done into since the newly established Polytechnic at Ipokia is yet completed.

In response to our demand, if the state government of Ogun State refuses to meet up within the given period of time, the entire students populace of MAPOLY won't hesitate to hold all Abeokuta metropolis into ransom.

We also call on all students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic in all nooks and crannies of the country to quickly return back to school as this issue goes beyond a portion of students but cut across all affected students of the institution.

This is also a note of invitation to all forums, associations and progressive congregation where our students get involved to be part of this struggle as we all trend under the same atmosphere and carry the title "Great Nigerian Students".

Most importantly, we use this medium to call upon the leadership of NANS both National and State and the leadership of NAPS National for their urgent intervention in rescuing our students from this state of despair as "an injury to one is an injury to all"

Aluta Continua, Victoria Ascerta!!!

God bless MAPOLY students!

God bless MAPOLY!!

SIGNED:

STUDENTS' LEADERS

MOSHOOD ABIOLA POLYTECHNIC ABEOKUTA