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

MAPOLY WILL STILL BE IN EXISTENCE IN FOUR YEARS- AMOSUN (See Photos)

MAPOLY WILL STILL BE IN EXISTENCE IN FOUR YEARS- AMOSUN

* Appoints Acting Rector

* As students protest state of education in the State

Michael Adesanya

Abeokuta

Against insinuations that the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Ojere, Abeokuta, Ogun State has gone into extinction over the upgrading of the school to a University status, the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has said the school would still be in existence for the next four years.

Amosun disclosed this while speaking to the State students who came in their hundreds to his Oke-Mosan Governor's Office, Abeokuta to protest the state of education in the State.

The State recently upgraded MAPOLY to Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUSTECH) and created Ogun State Polytechnic which would be located at Ipokia area of the State.

The placard carrying students under the aegis of National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), Ogun axis began their protest at the National Nigeria Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Abiola Way down to the Governor's Office where the demonstration was terminated.

They tagged their action "Rescue Ogun State Education Campaign (ROSEC)". Some of the placard inscriptions read: " Save Ogun State education ", " Education must survive" and "Mapoly must survive".

The Chairman of Ogun NANS, Comrade Olawale Balogun told the Governor that the students was not happy with the State of education in the State, urging the government to address the issue as a matter of urgency.

He specifically mentioned the delay in the commencement of the examination of MAPOLY, saying the action would affect the career of the students.

Balogun said the association was not in tune with the cancellation of the payment of West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) and the hike in the Acceptance fee of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye.

The Governor said the State government is working hard to improve the standard of education in the State.

On MAPOLY, Amosun disclosed that it was their lecturers who were delaying their exams, saying he has explained to them the issues in clear terms.

He said the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) of the school would be invited immediately to address the issue.

The Governor said the students who were currently running various programmes at different levels would finished their studies, insisting that no student would be taken to Ipokia.

Amosun emphatically said that there would not be automatic appointment for the aggrieved lecturers in both the University and the new polytechnic, insisting they would have to apply for the new ones.

"I am not happy because this my school. What is happening today is because those that have been given the privilege to serve us are not serving well"

" Everybody here (current MAPOLY students) will finish their courses, it will take four years before MAPOLY will go into extinction, You are not going to Ipokia . If the lecturers don't want that, we will sort them out"

On the University and new Polytechnic, he said "We will sort for new lecturers for the university and the new poly.  Mapoly lecturers are not comfortable with it, I said the appointment they have is for MAPOLY, for the new University, they will have to reapply. If they are qualified, they can take them".

"I will ask the Commissioner to meet them again".

On the delay exams, the Governor stressed "They cannot hold us to Ransom, they will explain to us why there is delay but it cannot be because we are creating new schools".

"We are only admitting ND 1. We are not admitting any student to Mapoly. We are not sacking anybody, we are not taking them automatically. Why should we carry another place problem to new one.

"We are only admitting ND one. If you have carryover you are going to Ipokia. I told them (management) don't admit new students to MAPOLY".

He added "Education will be free at the primary and secondary schools, for tertiary we will subsidise it".

Meanwhile, the Rector of the school, Prof Oladele Itiola has proceeded on his terminal leave.

The State government in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Taiwo  Adeoluwa however appointed, Mr Ayodeji Salimon as the Acting Rector of the school with immediate effect.  

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MAPOLY SHUT DOWN ALL ACTIVITIES

The latest news reaching us here at Mapoly News Feed states that Mapoly Shut down all her activities as no one is allowed in to the institution. The students and the staffs all outside. This is as a result of the recent development of what happened yesterday.

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, have suspended academic activities indefinitely. The reason behind the halt in teaching in the institution, which on July 3rd, upgraded into a University of Science and Technology by the National Universities Commission (NUC), was based on the alleged recommendations by the Professor Peter Okebukola-led transition committee that about 250 of its members be sacked and re-apply to the management of the university.

Speaking with newsmen after its Congress was the branch chairman, Comrade Kola Abiola, who said that the Committee had so far taken decisions without considering the plight of the existing workers of the Polytechnic. Abiola said, “As stakeholders, there is an adage which says ‘you can’t shave a man’s head in his absence’, our hair is being attempted to be shaved in our absence, some people the Governor has gathered as transition committee have decided to do what they feel like without considering the plight of the people in the system and that was not the intention of the government.” “Since they have been inaugurated, we’ve only been briefed once and a lot of actions have been taken and we don’t know anything.

Professor Okebukola has said that we are all going to reapply again and one of the members of the committee, Dr Ebenezer Nkom said on air that as of July 3, 2017, MAPOLY has seized to exist, meaning that we don’t have a job and we don’t have students again and that is what we don’t understand.” “The congress has directed that we suspend all academic activities until we are properly briefed as to what is happening in the Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology and Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.” “And the congress has also directed that both Professor Okebukola and Dr Nkom have been declared persona non grata in MAPOLY and we call on the Governor to find capable replacement for them because they are no longer welcome on this campus. They are no longer welcome in the school they failed to recognize.” Okebukola when contacted denied all allegations saying the committee will meet the entire workforce of the Polytechnic on Wednesday (today).

The former Executive Secretary, NUC, assured that no member of the staff of the Polytechnic would suffer joblessness. He said, “This is not true, it’s fake news because no document or instruction has been issued to anybody. We’ve not met, nobody has issued any directive to anybody on anything, and we are only meeting tomorrow.” “They are just speculating, it is at Wednesday’s meeting that some committees will present their reports after which we are meeting all staff on Wednesday and decide on what to do.

They are only being pre-emptive and that is quite unfortunate.” “I have met the Chairman of the Union and I have assured them that nobody will suffer any joblessness, as far as I am still a member of the committee and that I will never compromise on the standard NUC expects for a staff in a University. I am assuring them of smooth transition, it will be glorious and we are all going to smile.”

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[UPDATES]: Lecture Continues

The student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY)  decided to be on break which wasn't slated by the school management. It's very nice to have a free day but it's very obvious because lecture have started today (July 8th 2016).

Please let's endeavor to resume as soon as possible not to lack behind as we all know that this semester is very short and we have lot of Activities this semester.

Let's buckle up and call others to keep them informed.

Getting to school this morning some department have started receiving lecture. Department like (Accountancy, Computer science and others).

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CAMPUS UPDATES Ogun State at #40

This is to inform all Mapoly Student that tomorrow 2nd of February, 2016 is a lecture free day. 

The free lecture day is as a result of declaration of public holiday by the state government in Celebration of Ogun State at 40 years. 

Spread the NEWS and not the VIRUS

LECTURE FULLY COMMENCE

This is to inform all Mapoly students that lecture start fully tomorrow Monday 11th January, 2016 

Don't take this for granted because lecture already started this past week. 

Even in some department like Mass Communication, assignment is already on. So, if you are still at home, endeavour to make a decision to come down to school tomorrow and start taking your lectures.