Education: Kogi Poly to hold combined convocation for 12,080 after 10 years academic calendar »

…249 bags Distinction in ND, HND, as Rector appreciates Gov. Bello for giant strides.

The Rector Kogi State polytechnic, Dr. Usman Ogbo has informed the public that 12, 080 students will be convoking at the institution’s historic 4th Combined Convocation which covers over ten years academic calendar ranging between 2013/2014 up until 2022/2023 academic sessions.

Breaking down the number, at the convocation’s press briefing event on Thursday, he noted that 7,653 (Seven Thousand, six hundred and Fifty Three graduands will be convoking with a National Diploma in various programmes while Four thousand, four hundred and twenty-seven (4,427) others are graduating with Higher National Diploma in various programmes in an event that last held in 2014.

Dr. Ogbo said such number is the highest since the inception of the Polytechnic and such was a significant indication that Kogi State Polytechnic is firmly poised to contribute to quality manpower needs of the Country while he congratulated the graduands for being worthy of their calling stating that he was very confident that they will be good ambassadors of Kogi State Polytechnic.

The Rector also noted that part of the event will be the conferment of Fellowship on distinguished Nigerians and eminent personalities by 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. Ogbo expressed his deep gratitude to God and Governor Yahaya Bello, for enabling the humble impact his leadership in the polytechnic have made within the period.

The Rector who gave highlights of some of the efforts made to reposition the institution noted that the condition of the polythecnic before he emerge as the Rector was well known hence their journey thus far under the 3-Rs mantra of Repair, Reform and Restore has truly yielded great leap, but still a journey in progress.

Some of the achievements he mentioned included efforts in tackling the monster of insecurity through modalities including Fortification of security architecture through effective intelligence gathering on the activities of cultists and other criminal groups, Construction of a befitting security building code-named ALHAJI YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO SECURITY HOUSE at the entrance of the Polytechnic to replace the 3-room cubicle we inherited to promote efficiency amongst the security personnel, Installation of hidden CCTV camera on the campus to monitor unholy activities and act decisively, Provision of communication gadgets and a host of other efforts.

He said in areas of Academic matters and quality assurance the polytechnic Introduced new Statement of Results Format and Fortified Original Certificate, Introduction E-Examination/Results Computation/E-Payment, Strengthening Regulation against indiscriminate Production and Sales of Textbooks on the Campus, Introduction of the Academic Board Central Results Verification Committee, Production of Maiden Annual Report for the Polytechnic, 100% Accreditation of 30 Programmes and several other landmark achievements.

Other very key efforts Dr. Ogbo listed were masssive infrastructural drive, Recruitment of New staff, implementation of the 2015 to 2020 promotion, Alumni Association Initiative, erection of SUG secretariat and a host of lots of other efforts geared to growing the institution.

The Rector said he was grateful to the media for the tremendous support and partnership he has enjoyed from you while he hoped such will be sustained as we move to the next phase of advancement of the Polytechnic.

He said that the task of Repairing, Reforming and Repositioning Kogi State Polytechnic is a work in progress and he enjoins every stakeholder to continue to give their quotas selflessly so as to leave behind a legacy that posterity will be proud of.