The Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Oyo State has commenced lectures and other academic activities for the 2022/2023 session.
“We want to appreciate the Governing Council, led by Prof. Dakas C. J. Dakas SAN; Principal Officers; Deans; Directors; Heads of Departments and Units as well as other staff.
“Let me also encourage the students to be serious and studious. They should face their academics squarely. We want to produce employable graduates that will be relevant in the society and meet up with the spirit and letters of our Institution’s motto: ‘learning, dexterity and morals’.
“So, on behalf of the Rector, I hereby declare lectures opened for 2022/2023 academic session in the name of the Almighty God and for the service of humanity
Commending the tenacity of the Rector, the Chairman, Committee of Deans, Mr Azeez Olasunkanmi Ojo, stressed that among the six federal polytechnics that were created two years ago, only Federal Polytechnic, Ayede has invited the NBTE for Resource Inspection and thereafter granted approval to commence academic activities.
He added that the Rector and other Principal Officers have worked tirelessly to ensure that students are admitted, saying, “Now that we have admitted our pioneer students, we are now complete as an higher institution.
“We will continue to support the beautiful ideas of our Rector and his resoluteness to ensure that the Polytechnic succeeds in fulfilling the objectives for which it was established.
“On behalf of the Committee of Deans, I promise our unalloyed commitment to the tasks ahead of us.”
Present at the occasion were the Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Mr Akin Odesola; the Bursar of the Institution, Alhaja Rasheedat Titilola Oladepo; Dean of Student Affairs, Mr Musbau Afolabi; parents; other members of staff and parents.