- 249 graduands to bag distinction
Ahead of Kogi State Polytechnic’s 4th combined convocation ceremony, the Rector, Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman, has expressed gratitude to Governor Yahaya Bello for helping the institution avoid National Board for Technical Education (NBTE)’s sanction.
Dr. Salisu made this known at a press briefing marking the commencement of activities of the 4th combined ceremonies of the Polytechnic in Lokoja on Thursday.
He explained that thirty programmes in the Polytechnic were having accreditation challenges before his administration came on board.
“Some of the programmes were due for the exercise as far as back as 2013, and were on the verge of being sanctioned by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
“To preserve the programmes and protect the credibility of the institution, the administration promptly set up a number of committees to fashioned out the means of solving the accreditation problems.
“With the active support of the State Government, 129 resource persons and staff from the National Board for Technical Education visited the Polytechnic between 4th to 8th April, 2022, for reaccreditation of the 30 due programmes.
“To the glory of God Almighty and with the support of His Excellency, the Governor of Kogi State, all the programmes were duly reaccredited and granted Full Accreditation Status by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), a hundred percent record (100%),” he said.
He added that five eminent personalities will be honoured with the Fellowship of the Polytechnic for their ceaseless commitment to the growth of Kogi State Polytechnic in particular and advancement of the cause of humanity in general.
Dr. Salisu announced that 249 students would be graduating with distinctions at the 4th combined convocation.
He disclosed that 145 students will be graduating with distinctions at the ND level while 104 with distinctions are at the HND level.
In all, the Polytechnic, Dr. Salisu disclosed will be graduating 7653 at the ND while 4427 will be graduating at the HND level at the 4th combined convocation of the Polytechnic.
The Rector mentioned some his achievements in the Polytechnic to include the tackling of insecurity that was synonymous with the institution before his assumption of office, said under his leadership the institution has gained prominence in academic matters and quality assurance.
The Polytechnic, Dr. Salisu disclosed has established new directorates, improved the physical infrastructure in the institution as well improvement in environmental maintenance, said the institution remains committed to academic excellence.
While pointing out that his administration succeeded in blocking revenue leakages in the institution, expressed satisfaction with the increase in internally generated revenue, added that his administration has also recruited new staff in the institution.
The Polytechnic, he explained, has within the limit of available resources Implemented the promotion of staff from 2015-2019, and started the initiative of constituting the alumni association of the institution.
Dr. Ogbo attributed the success of his administration to the support of Gov Yahaya Bello, describing his love for the Polytechnic as unprecedented.
