Drama as student, lecturer exchange words in class room

There was a mild drama in HND1 department of Mass communication following a disagreement between a lecturer and a student.

PCM gathered that the disagreement erupted when a Senior Lecturer at the department, Wasiu Tejuosho claimed that one of his past students often pay him N250,000, a week before Ileya festival, as a means of appreciation.

It was observed that a student screamed at the top of his voice, shouting ‘na lie’.

Following the student’s claim, the class turned a market where noise got to the verge of calling the attention of the lecturer, thereby disrupting the class activities.

However, the lecturer, on an attempt to get the accused student, called on the school securities arresting over 15 students of the class for interrogation before nemesis caught up with the suspects.

The accused student, as at the time of filing this report was dragged to the school security unit for punishment

OGUNPOLY IPOKIA GETS ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL TO ADMIT STUDENTS

The Ogun State Government has announced that the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the Joint Admissions And Matriculation Board (JAMB) have granted full approvals for the take off of academic activities at the Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia with immediate effect.

It wil be recalled that some students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta today visited the Governor’s Office in Abeokuta to express their concerns about the delay in the commencement of their examinations and continued strike action of the lecturers which they noted had greatly undermined the completion of their various programmes at the institution.

Although a section of the students displayed some unacceptable conduct while the interaction lasted but as a responsible government, we appreciate their anxiety and therefore assured them that government was working day and night to ensure that all issues relating their concerns were resolved.

Following several inspection visits to the site of the Polytechnic, we are delighted to report that the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has granted accreditation to the Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia to commence academic activities in18 programmmes

In a related development, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has also announced the opening of its portals for prospective students to enable them register for courses at the Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia for the 2017/2018 Academic Session.

 This development further confirms government’s position that the interest and welfare of all students of its various institutions as well as their parents is paramount and will always be accorded a pride of place by our government. We are confident that normalcy will return to these institutions very shortly.

 For the benefit of all stakeholders, we like to state that the crisis arose in the first place from the refusal of the lecturers to call off their strike.

 Among their demands is that government must pay them full salaries including the months they did not work on account of an illegal and totally unwarranted work to rule action. For the avoidance of doubt, Government restates that no one will be paid for work not done. And no one will be allowed to hold the good people of Ogun State to ransom.

We call on our students to immediately return to their classes as we continue to work round the clock to resolve other outstanding issues.

Barr Taiwo Adeoluwa

Secretary to the State Government

Monday, 18th December, 2017

PROTEST: Mapoly Students Declares "BLACK WEEK" In Abeokuta (See Facebook/Whatsapp Screenshot) #SaveMapoly

The #SaveMapoly Campaign, the Average Nigerian Student Dilemma and Need for Proactive Policies

Olanrewaju Oyedeji 

When I woke up and saw students thronging to the social media with their hashtags, right in my head I knew they have been frustrated and saw the Need to act. 
Nonetheless , it Is worrisome that even with the embarrassing state of Nigerian Education and what students are made to pass through, constant disagreements on policies continue to ravage our campuses. 
I have heard arguments that politicians act the way they do because they don't have their kids in Nigerian public Varsities, while I agree to some extent, I believe it still boils down to lack of basic urge for responsibility. It is funny that it is when students file out or launch a Social Media campaign that conflicts receive very fast pace of resolution. In a situation where the world is clamoring for better Educated individuals, it is funny that our own country keep diminishing in quality but improves in quantity. 
One can begin to ask questions of if the Ogun State Government made a unilateral decision in deciding to turn Mapoly to a University, in a normal setting, the staff Union should be carried along when the decisions were made. 
It seems in Nigeria we care less about the time factor, administrators sometimes I think feel students should be ready to wait even longer. 

A responsible government should not wait till students protest or take policies that would harm them. 
While it is encouraging that students now explore the Social and Digital Media, the fundamental question one needs to ask is why disagreements need to take place from time to time in Nigerian Education sector, there has been arguments that Education is too cheap in Nigeria but Education especially for a developing country like ours should be made accessible for as low as possible. 
The #SaveMapoly Campaign shows the continued dearth we have in the Education sector, the need to revamp the sector and the need to allow more funding which would be monitored from time to time. 
Sometimes it's not just about establishing a University, it's about not delaying even the future of the thousands of students policies affect, only those that take Education seriously, build a future. 
All stakeholders should join the voice to #SaveMapoly and bring everyone to listen to the plight of this beautifully made students even as they cry in pain.

See Screenshot below:

Ogun State Government Plan To Sack MAPOLY ASUP CHAIRMAN Kola Abiola - Abdulqudus Ogundapo

The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics,Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta chapter ,Comrade Kola Abiola might be sacked any moment from now ,PLATFORM TIMES gathered authoritatively.

Abiola who has been leading the vibrant union of the institution against the plan by the Ogun State government to change the Polytechnic to a University of Science and Technology without poper arrangement for the staff was said to have been marked as the rebel leader that must be showed the exit of the Polytechnic .


PLATFORM TIMES' investigation revealed that the government was not comfortable with his style of leadership and might wield the big stick on him for 'being sturborn'.

Ogun State government has announced its plan to move almost all the staff of MAPOLY to Ipokia to kick off the new Polytechnic established in its replacement while it begins the new University in Abeokuta.

Findings by PLATFORM TIMES show that the state government has written the union through the ministry of Education of its stance on the matter.

The letter which was obtained by PLATFORM TIMES states that there was no going back in the plan to transform the Polytechnic into a University.

The letter also states that the workers have the option to either apply for job at the university or continue with the Polytechnic,but, in Ipokia.

An unconfirmed report has it that a meeting was going on as at the time of filing the report to perfect the sacking of the Union leader on the thrump charges with a view to distabilising the union .

SOURCE: www.platformtimes.com.ng

SU ELECTION: Vote Team Movement For Revolution – Come One, Come All (Read Details)

Now it's time to VOTE for those who will fight for the right of our dear students. This TEAM is here to help with the inadequacy that has been happening in our institution. We can't do it alone without your favorable support. 

... And i present to you the TEAM MOVEMENT FOR REVOLUTION

Journey 4 President
Ben10 4 V. President
Olamide 4 Gen. Sec.
AFO 4 Fin. Sec.
Oshomo 4 Treasurer
Aremu 4 Welfare Dir.
Phoenix 4 P. R. O
Cosmas 4 Social Dir.
Educated O. G 4 Sport Dir.
Cyrus 4 A. G. S

Student union has been the most powerful and effective voice student has ever had in history. Where there is no student representative the student body at large is *WEAK,* that is one of the reason we must all turn out towards forthcoming election *.. if truly we want to put a lasting solution to the crisis on campus.

Please don't  say or think what is your business with the election· My brother and sister it's your business because your are a student of this our Great Citadel of learning and am sure you are not happy with what is going on in campus and you want a Lasting Solution. Therefore i present to you the *VOICES* of the *VOICELESS*

Mapoly To Release New Academic Calendar For 2nd Semester – Press Club Mapoly (Read Full Details)

 

BREAKING: MAPOLY TO RELEASE NEW ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2ND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 

The Management of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Today, is set to releases the new academic calendar for the commencement of the second semester Examination following the MAUSTECH/OGUN POLY crisis which disrupted the School second semester's academic calendar.

PRESS CLUB MAPOLY learnt that there was an Academic Board meeting held today where the new examination date was deliberate upon in order to begin the second semester examinations.

It would be recalled that The first phase HND Examination was scheduled to began on the 18th of September 2017. 

 Meanwhile, The meeting was said to be inconclusive and by Tomorrow the new academic calendar would be out..

To this Effect, PRESS CLUB MAPOLY however implore and also urged Students to start preparations towards their examinations immediately as We expect the examination date to be announces soonest.. 

© PRESS CLUB MAPOLY

THE EFFECTS OF MAPOLY TRANSITION TO UNIVERSITY ON ITS STUDENTS

It is no longer news that Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ojere Abeokuta Ogun State has been converted into Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology. The Transition has Led

to the following problems:

=> Lecturer Protest against Mass Labor Turnover

=> Delay in the Examination of HND 2 FT/EV

=> Communication Gap between State Government and Management of MAPOLY

=> Inconsistent Lecture for ND1 & ND 2 FT/EV

=> Failure to admit new students for ND 1 and HND 1 FT/EV

                           

 Ogunbiyi Ahmed ET Muftau Arifayo "2017

Based on the aforementioned problems each stakeholder (Government, MAPOLY Managements and Students) are agitating for their right but the noise of the grass root (Students) seems not to be heard. The transition has posed a significant effect on students such as;

=> Students that have any issue such as Carryover/ Extra year, how will they complete their programme?

=> Students have lost focus on reading most especially HND 2 FT/EV which can significantly lead to mass failure if the examination commences soon.

=> Students that hold Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Certificate have no reference point anymore based on which school they finished from.

=> National Youth Service Corps of Outgoing HND 2 FT has been delayed as well because no mobilization without final examination

=> Delay in youths plan as various outgoing students have individual plans which have been affected negatively by the delay in their final examination.

Mapoly Students

      However, the crisis going on wouldn’t have occurred if the Ogun state government had learnt from the TASUED/TASCE crisis, which recently occurred as a result of lack of funding. As student(s) of MAPOLY, we have not said the transition is not a good achievement but proper structure ought to have been put in place, structures that will mutually benefit both parties (Government and MAPOLY stakeholders). 

The Government should not have scrapped MAPOLY while the new MAUSTECH was being established. Better still, MAUSTECH should be entirely new varsity at Ipokia instead of destroying laid down structure in MAPOLY. The implication is that if MAPOLY had not been scrapped by statue and simply related to Ipokia, (name can be changed to Ogun Poly) then the workers will no longer have the right to argue that they cannot be transferred or moved to the same institution new location. This issues has posed a very negative effects on both students’ and MAPOLY Staff as the student’s graduation is not guaranteed while the staffs’ employment is at stake.

Concerning Profferable solutions, the issues are still not far-fetched and rectification can be done amicably if the following can be considered based on the problems and its tremendous effect on students and MAPOLY Staff :

=> MAPOLY Staffs should be included in transition committee to ensure mutually but beneficial satisfactions.

Government should have a general meeting with all Management both teaching and non teaching staff in order to develop goals and planning strategy which can resolve the current issues 

=> They should consider the current human resources in MAPOLY by retaining qualified staff for University and deploy others to new establishment.

=> MAUSTECH should be entirely a new university at Ipokia to avoid needless argument.

=> MAPOLY should be de-scrapped, if already scrapped, movement to a new site will them simply be on disarticulation of co-habilitation policy.

                                  Ogunbiyi Ahmed ET Muftau Arifayo "2017

     It is high time the institution enjoy the goodness of the government, OGSG should support the institution (MAPOLY) by completing the road leading to the institution, building more lecture room, practical room, and payment of staffs salaries.

    In conclusion, all government should learn from this, the OGSG has basically focused on infrastructure in the state which is a very good idea, but then again, infrastructure cannot go in isolation. Others aspect should also be considered basically on EDUCATION and ENTREPRENEURSHIP and AGRICULTURE. If the students are not schooled or empowered, they might destroy the infrastructure of the government. Agriculture however will promote the culture and tradition of the state and as a result leads economy boom in the state as well as job opportunities.

Written by:

Ogunbiyi Ahmed and

Arifayo Muftau

MAUSTECH Unrealistic, ‘A Wild Goose Chase’ – ASUP

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, (MAPOLY) branch, Abeokuta, has described as a ‘wild goose chase’, the plan by the Ogun State Government to establish Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology, in Abeokuta, the state capital.

The union, equally expressed doubts over the state government’s capacity and ability to fund the new university in a sustainable manner, considering that salaries of the MAPOLY staff were being paid from students’ school fees.

Rising from a special congress to review the proposed university, yesterday, the union, in a communiqué signed by the ASUP state chairman, Mr. Kola Abiola, the union declared it no longer have confidence in the membership and activities of the transition committee led by former Executive Secretary, National University Commission, Prof. Peter Okebukola.

The communiqué read in part: “What are the resources on ground to facilitate the approval to commence operations in the proposed Ogun State Polytechnic? How is MAUSTECH and the new Ogun State Polytechnic going to be funded, especially the funding of overhead costs in the short run?

“How do we ensure on a sustainable basis, the payment of salaries of over seven hundred (700) existing staff of MAPOLY? This is a pertinent question, given the fact that presently, salaries are mainly sourced from school fees paid and especially now that admission is being suspended and even the new university and Ogun State Polytechnic will of necessity admit less numbers of students (both being new institutions of learning respectively?”

The union, however, noted that the transition committee had lost its relevance, submitting “ASUP MAPOLY chapter is strongly in support of the establishment of Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology.”

A Must To Read–Meritorious Mapoly, The Voice Of Folorunso Fatai Adisa To Media Outlets, Students, Nigeria

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, otherwise known as MAPOLY, is a big deal in our educational sector. It is so big a deal that it is has been a subject of discourses on many academic fronts, particularly, in the field of communication and journalism. But chances are most Nigerians reading this article would ask “MAPO what? Wetin?”

That was precisely the response I got when I spoke with a group of friends in Ibadan during a workshop I was privileged to be a beneficiary, about a month ago. Not a single person out of then had any clue on some of their alumni let alone of other schools.

Nigerian Students and their aversion for researches and history.

In the course of the training, our conversation veered off into various topics and I seized the opportunity to educate them on the merits of facts finding/verification of information before drawing a conclusion. Also, I told them a few things about MAPOLY which they did not know earlier. Before the end of this piece, I will tell you some of it too.

However, few days ago, Sahara Reports reported that The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zonal office, has arrested seven National Diploma (ND) students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State for alleged offenses bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretenses and possession of forged documents. In other words, some students of Moshood Abiola polytechnic were arrested for internet fraud. 

As expected, some machinators have seen this news story as an avenue to launch their machinations on the school. They have neglected the meat of the story which is internet fraud and its gaining of an unprecedented ascendancy among Nigerian youth. Rather, they have decided to attack the brand MAPOLY and unsparingly perpetuate their own mudslinging activities.

Money and Fame are inseparable duo. They are the twin factors that frame the minds of young people coming of age in Nigeria. The mad rush of becoming wealthy and famous among Nigerian youths has led to the exemplification of immoral and illegal acts among them. This is not limited to any ethnic group, religion or academic institution; it cut across all divides.

News reports abound on internet fraudsters that had been arrested from different higher institutions in Nigeria. In one of SaharaReporters pieces, in 2015, three students Fisayo Adetoro, Emmanuel Omole, and Wale Ayeni‎ who specialize in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public through the internet that were arrested were linked to JABU AND FUTA.

Also, EFFC on 26th July, 2016 reported The EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, arrested five suspected undergraduate scammers. Four from the Federal University of Technology Akure, (FUTA) and one from Adekunle Ajashin University, Akungba, (AAUA). 

Similarly, an online news medium, ‘hotnaijanews' Published a news story on 6th June, 2013 which reads ‘

Five undergraduates and four other Nigerians were on Monday, June 3, 2013 arrested by Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over internet-related fraud.

The undergraduates, who are undergoing different courses in different institutions of higher learning, were rounded up in Ibadan, Oyo State in a sting operation.

They are:

Sunkanmi Odewale – 200 level Mechanical Engineering student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State;

Olowofola Tolu – 300 level Economics student of Lead City University, Ibadan;

Ekundayo Damilola – 300 level Computer Science/Economics student, Lead City University, Ibadan;

Adelabu Kolawole – HND II Purchasing and Supply student of Ibadan Polytechnic, Ibadan;

Bankole Oluwaseyi Fisayo – OND II Marketing student of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree.

Others are:

Okewole Adesesan – Real Estate Manager with Sesan Okewole & Sons Limited;

Emmanuel Ubaman – trader;

Fisayo Ajibola – Travel Agent with Milleage Travel and Tours;

Oyebisi Femi – a fish farmer.

The suspects who regularly milk their unsuspecting victims via the internet were arrested in different locations at Oluyole Estate extension, Ibadan, Oyo State.

Items recovered from them include eight laptops, one mini-laptop, two Ipads; two Honda cars; a Toyota Camry and Toyota Venza cars.’

Apparently, the ogre of internet fraud is generally wrestling with Nigerian youths and it has eaten deeply into their fabrics. This menace is prevalent on our streets and at our schools. It is pervasive everywhere, here, in Nigeria. 

Therefore, our collective effort is needed to douse it’s aggravating power. From government’s introduction of potent policies to curb its spread , high institutions of learning’s organisation of orientation for their students, to parents going back to the roots by retracing their steps to where they have misstep and faltered in their parental duties to inculcate values and morals into their children.

Other than castigating institutions, such as the current malicious attacks that has been showered on MAPOLY. As students are unarguably the products and best images of the homes they have come from.

It is no more outlandish that we'd always have chaffs among wheats. Every institutions and homes has its own bad eggs that are ready to drag the hardly earned name through the mire. 

This current situation validates a Yoruba aphorism which goes ‘Ti Oro ba gbe omo ara ilu, kosi aburu ninu re, amo ti Oro ba gbe omo oba, won a kii'gbe eemo wolu' which could be sparingly translate as ‘when the Oro cult members arrest the son of an ordinary man, it sparks no issue. But when the king's son gets arrested it sparks terror and trouble.

I wondered why everyday Nigerians—ignorantly derive joy in demarketing things and peddle hearsays. I know of people who haven’t been to some certain places, yet, they speak I’ll f those places as though they has been there. Isn’t that hilarious and confounding?

To be noticed in Nigeria, you need to understand the art of bluster, of vain and empty conceit. MAPOLY apparently didn’t fall in the sphere of schools that engage in such an act. Consequently, Nigerians don’t give the time of day to anyone who doesn’t court and cultivate their friendship and attention.

It is at this point, that I’ll have to mention some of MERITORIOUS MAPAITES.

I’ll start with my wonderful ‘Egbon Energy', the Energy Editor of the New Telegraph newspaper, ADEOLA YUSUF has bagged the Africa Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) award in South Africa.

He is the first and only winner of most consistent energy reporter award by the highest body of petroleum experts in Nigeria, Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE).

He had his educational training in Mass Communication at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, where he graduated as the School of Communication and General Studies’ overall best student for both National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in 2003/2004 academic session.

He has travelled to major countries of the world for conferences, seminar and awards on energy reporting and investigative journalism, including Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, United States; Gulf of Guinea (GOG) conference in London, United Kingdom; and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) function in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Did you know that the present governor of Ogun State, Gov. Ikleel Ibikunle Amosun studied Accounting at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic? Yes, he’s an Alumnus

Similarly, in the early 90’s your darling Funke Akindele otherwise known as Jenifer studied Mass Communication 

The ebullient Keke Ogunbe of Kennis Music was bred in Mapoly. 

Not forgetting Alhaji Ayinde soaga of NTA, Ganiyu Olowu of Center spread Advertising Agency etc.

A handful of thoroughbred scholars had been bred in MAPOLY, like Drs. Sulaiman Osho, Goke Rauf, Sola Adeosun, Sina Aina and many other scholars like Profs. Idowu Sobowale, Lai Oso, Bayo Oloyede and a host of others who have robust relationship with the school.

It is noteworthy to state it here, that the best graduating student of the department of Performing Arts Theatre, University of Ilorin for the academic session 2015/16, Abiose Lukman is an alumnus of Mapoly.

Cumulatively, at present, I’m a student at the department of English, University of Ilorin. But once a ‘mapaite’, is always a ‘mapaite’. I hold an Ordinary National Diploma in Mass Communication from Moshood Abiola Polytechnic in 2012.. Therefore, I can confidently say; MAPOLY remains an epitome of the tripartite: Research, Teaching and Excellence.

I’m Folorunso Fatai Adisa

#ThatMapolyBoy!