NANS commends Abiodun for N2bn intervention in MAPOLY
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun
NANS commends Abiodun for N2bn intervention in MAPOLY
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Thursday hailed the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, for his administration’s decision to spend N2 billion on intervention projects at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, the state capital.
NANS, in a statement by the Ogun State Joint Action Committee Chairman, Gabriel Francis, noted that the amount released will go a long way to “relaunch the polytechnic back into reckoning after years of low activities following the failure of the immediate past administration to upgrade it to a university.”
The student body also commended the governor for donating a 28-seater bus to the polytechnic to enhance the transportation of students to and from the campus.
Abiodun announced on Tuesday during the institution’s 15th combined convocation held at its Ojere campus that the state government would inject N2 billion into the school for intervention projects.
According to the governor, some of the intervention projects to be carried out include a 500-seater ultramodern hall, construction of the road leading to the institution’s auditorium, construction of a building for the Department of Accountancy, and the construction and equipping of a new library.
Speaking further, Francis observed that the school, which was in a state of comatose before Abiodun assumed office in 2019, “has since been given a lifeline by the incumbent administration in the state.”
He expressed optimism that the projects, when completed, will accentuate the infrastructural development of the school and add to the aesthetics of its ambience.
“The student leader stated further that the 28-seater bus donated by the governor will no doubt go a long way to ameliorate the transportation stress being faced by the students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.
“While urging the governor not to relent in his administration’s efforts to reposition all levels of education in the state, Francis implored him to extend a similar gesture to other state-owned institutions.
“He, however, reiterated the support of NANS for the incumbent administration in the state, emphasising that the student-friendly disposition of Governor Abiodun has endeared him to students in Ogun and beyond,” the statement added.
