The government of Ogun state has killed MAPOLY

The chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Chapter, Comrade Kola Abiola has claimed that the academic staff will follow the school calendar despite the challenges facing the staff.

Abiola speaking on a radio program "Ayekooto" on sweet fm 107.1 in Abeokuta on Friday evening said the Ogun state government has killed MAPOLY.

The ASUP chairman further explained that the Union is not against the creation of new polytechnic, adding that they are after job security of its members.

He said, "lecturers are not happy to delay students on campus, we are still going to follow the school calendar, the date slated for exam is the day students are going to write their exam if anything should go wrong the school management should be responsible, but, we the staff are not saying you should not write exam"

"The reason behind all the crises of OGUNPOLY/MAPOLY is that our members should not lose their job, but, we were shocked when we heard the news from NBTE that there is no MAPOLY and they have not approved OGUNPOLY to kick off."

"If this month end it will be four months that we have not been paid salary, we have completed one year for part-time students without receiving any dime for it"

"We were not thugs and we have not destroyed any government property since the emergence of this issue, but, we were amazed that the Ogun state government describe us as a terrorist that they can’t talk to us, we have said it and we will continue to be saying it that, the progress of the state is our priority".

"Before all these crises, NBTE approved all the 24 courses offered in MAPOLY to continue for the next five years, with this approval MAPOLY can admit students into ND and HND programme for five years".

"We duplicate the approval letter and we send it to the governor that the window can be continued and use that time to develop OGUNPOLY".

" as things stand now we don’t know the faith of MAPOLY, OGUNPOLY, and MAUSTECH, technically the government of Ogun state has killed MAPOLY".

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

Protest in MAPOLY, as graduating students allege plots to delay NYSC deployment

Fresh report reaching Maustech News as at PRESS TIME from Abeokuta this morning Monday March 26 has it that HND II Graduating  students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic are strongly protesting alleged plots and plans by the institution’s management  and lecturers to delay their deployment for the compulsory National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Scheme which they’re due for.

According to some of the protesting students,  “ASUP MAPOLY has allegedly deliberately refused to release results for all levels while the current graduands won’t go for NYSC until November 2018”.

Source: News Flakes NG

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

MAPOLY lecturers punishing their students, says Commissioner.

The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Modupe Mujota, has revealed that the lecturers of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) are punishing students and have picked the wrong battle.

She made this remark when fielding questions from members of the State House Committee on Finance and Appropriation presiding over the budget defence at the House of Assembly complex on Friday.

Mujota opined that request tabled by Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, MAPOLY Chapter that admission of students be allowed into either MAPOLY or Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia is unsubstantial.

Mujota claimed that it was not the business of the lecturers to decide on admission, claiming that the strike is de-marketing the school in the admission market.

Her words, "They are insisting that admission must commence either at Ipokia or Mapoly for OND, and we are saying it’s not your problem, your problem was the HND which have been addressed.

“The lecturers delaying the start of the examination is de-marketing the school themselves because those who are to be applying for the HND programme both full time and part time are going to be second-guessing themselves, that why should I apply for a school that is yet to write their examination?"

Meanwhile, she explained that the ministry was always open for communication with the institution, noting that she had on different occasion met with various groups from the institution.

"I have played host to different teams from Academic staff to the non-academic staff union of the school. We have explained and articulated what the thinking of the administration was and the fact that we are not going back on Ipokia."

She denounced the lecturers unyielding attitude, asserting that “the joy of every lecturer is to see their their students pass exams and go on to do well in their future endeavours, but the lecturers of MAPOLY are killing what should be their joy.

She also accused the lecturers of being mischievous in their handling of the whole issue, claiming that their refusal to submit examination questions even before the strike could attract some punitive measures from the government.

"We could decide to go hard on them because their action was a violation of calendar, they should have submitted their questions way before they started their strike, there is a bit of mischief in their handling of the matter."

When questioned on the unpaid salary of the lecturers, she said, "I don’t know where you pay people that don’t work."

Mujota did state that Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s stance that all students of MAPOLY would finish their programme in MAPOLY is still valid, noting that the lecturers also have four years to formalize their decision on whether to go to Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia which they have been assured of free passage or vie for positions based on their qualifications at Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUSTECH).

Source... Press club Mapoly. 

OGUN STATE POLYTECHNIC, IPOKIA SET TO KICK OFF SOON AT DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL IPOKIA

The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun (FCA, CON) has approved the take off of the Ogun State Polytechnic Ipokia on the Campus of District High School Ipokia which few metre away from the Poly Campus. This decision becomes imperative as the construction work going on in the Poly Permanent Site may not allow for 2017/2018 admission which is due for this month of November.

In order to start the school programmes as promised by His Excellency the this session, he gave approval for the use of District High School Ipokia while the Construction of structures on the the Poly site is ongoing. This has been the usual practice as Federal Polytechnic Ilaro commenced its programmes at Anglican Grammar School Ilaro, Ogun State University Ago Iwoye commenced academic programmes at Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School and University of Ibadan too was not also an exception.

Presently, the State Government delegation led by the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Onanuga and The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Modupe Mojuta are at the site of the Polytechnic for inspection of work done so far and also take a tour of District High School which will be temporarily used for academic work while work is ongoing at the Poly Site.

The readiness of this government in ensuring the actualization of our long-awaited dream is  commendable. We welcome the staff and the new students to be admitted to the most hospitable place on earth, Ipokia.

All the best we wish you.

MAPOLY MUST SURVIVE - PROTEST

An injury to one is an injury to all. This occur on the note of the concerned students of Moshood Abiola polytechnic (MAPOLY) use this medium to megaphone to all students to come out in mass to the school gate on Monday 6th November, 2017 by  7:00am in an attempt to make our grievances known to the school management, the Ogun state government and concerned stakehe holders involved in the;

*  Indefinite strike embarked upon by the ASUP MAPOLY

*  Indefinite postponement of our examinations

*  postponement of our SU election

However, it is important to note that, at this point our silence will be taken for cowardice as this lingering issue has affected us adversely and our morales are being killed on daily basis due to unnecessary delay of our examination

Fellow Mapaites,,, have you thought of it?

*   your delayed exams is a delay to progress

*   your cost of sustainability increases unnecessarily and  you spend more doing nothing 

*   the risk of traveling to and fro Abeokuta for exam reasons

*    NYSC for HND2 is delayed

*   your house rents may expire by December, will you pay for another year? Certainly NO!!!

You are affected, I am affected

Let's be in school on Monday by 7:am

We won't stop till something happens

NOTHING SHALL DISCOURAGE US!!!

MAPOLY FOR MAPAITES....

SIGNED:

CONCERNED STUDENTS

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 Resumes Academic Activities - ASUP MAPOLY CHAPTER

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta, Chapter has decided to suspend the ongoing industrial action and resumed full academic activities on Monday 23rd October, 2017.

The Union took the decision at its congress held on Friday October 20, 2017.

It would be recalled that the Union has been on a work-to-rule since September 18 of this year, which consequently resulted in the suspension of the school’s second semester examination.

Chairman of MAPOLY ASUP, Comrade Kola Abiola, while briefing journalists after the meeting alleged that the government did not only ignore its letters and communiqués but also paid half salaries of September to staff of the institution.

He said, “60% of salaries of September is yet to be paid and the assurance for salaries of October is not guaranteed, even according to the governor”

However, the union out of trust for the new rector resolved to suspend the ‘work to rule’- an industrial action in which workers are present at work but slow down their operations.

“The Acting Rector, Mr. Ayodeji Tella made series of promises concerning welfare and the admission process as a mark of trust for the rector, we decided to suspend the work-to-rule that we have embarked on”,he said.

The union gave the management two weeks ultimatum to balance the staff salary or witness an indefinite and strongly marked industrial dispute.

Mr. Abiola said, “we have given the management two weeks ultimatum in which the balance of the 60% of last month salary should be paid and ND1 admission into either Ogun state Polytechnic, Ipokia or/and Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta should commence”.

“If you don’t admit into either of the two schools this year, that means that one academic session is lost and it has an implication with the regulatory authority” he explained.

The union stated some other conditions which include a reply to its last communiqué dated 1st October, 2017 by the Honorable Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology.

Abiola said, “At the end of the two weeks, if these conditions are not met, then the union would have no choice but to declare industrial dispute with the management of MAPOLY”.

When asked about the date for the commencement of the exam, he said it was not in the position of the union to tell when to start exam because “it is the prerogative of the management to arrange the calendar and decide when to start exam”.

Meanwhile, the governor of Ogun state, Senator Ibikunle Amosu has earlier in the day assured students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic at a Town Hall meeting for 2018 budget, that the school may start exam on Monday.

He said, “Before I left for Abuja yesterday, I met with your new rector and I asked him about the exam. He said he was looking at Monday next week…. You may start on Monday.

Comrade Abiola refuted the governor’s claim saying “our decisions were not borne out of any intimidation by anybody. What we have done as academic staff is not to confront anybody but to ask that the basic welfare of the people you want to move to the new location of the school should be paramount”

He claimed that no lecturer is bordered about going to the newly established Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia but the government should put into cognizance the conduciveness of the said institution and the welfare of lecturers.

“We have asked the government not to engage in illegality. Ogun state polytechnic is not known by law. Why do you want to move staff that are employed by a legal entity to a school that does not have any legal standing” he queried”

Signed:

Comrade Poviesi Daniel Pastor Dee

ASSOPATS PRESIDENT ELECT 

Broadcast by;

Mido-lee 

Assopat PRO 2 elect

MAPOLY TO MAUSTECH: WHICH WAY TO GO? - MESSAGE FROM AN ALUMNI

After so many hullabaloos on MAPOLY / MAUSTECH Saga, it is now very clear that; politics has found its way in beyond redemption.

I was on Campus yesterday, and I saw a memo signed and pasted on all notice boards by the School Registrar on the decision that, the sales of HND forms for Full-time and Part-time students is on. Even, a deadline was given for the sales, while the muted Second Semester Examinations for the Returning Students will commence anytime from next week. Also, the government has insisted that the sales of forms for ND students / Jambites should be put on hold as no admission will be given to them. Rather, the barren land in Ipokia has been concluded by the Governor to be the new Poly site for all ‘Freshers’ seeking ND admission into MAPOLY / Ogun State Polytechnic. Oppositely, the ASUP still refused to agree with this decision, as it was believed to be the new Rector / Governments personal opinion against theirs.

It may surprise some people to know that, as big as MAPOLY Alumni Association is, in terms of Members and names, so equal to their level of weakness in terms of decision and action plan.

So far so good, none of the two wings, that is; The National Executive Council (NEC) and Committee of Distinguished Alumni (CODA) which constitutes the Alumni Association of MAPOLY has not done anything meaningful to rescue the situation that has almost jeopardized the efforts of the good staff and students of Great MAPOLY, just as the school keeps facing depression in the hands of the state government, due to unpalatable policies, aimed at scoring mere political points. As observed, the NEC and CODA have not displayed any real or genuine interest in the current issues because of some unworthy reasons gathered within.

Though, while the NEC wing turned a total 'deaf-ear', some members of CODA had only made an effort to have a successful horrifying meeting with the state Commissioner for Education, Mrs Modupe Mojuta without any 'ear-friendly' outcome, following my previous broadcast on social media on the same saga, titled "TO THE GREAT ALUMNI OF MAPOLY".

Fine, the CODA team went into a meeting with the state Commissioner for Education but, with just 9-selected members by the Secretary of the CODA. The selection of the 9-members to me was more of 'we-we' than individuals capability. At the end of the day, the meeting had rather favoured the government more. Neither the staff nor students were well briefed with adequate information on the outcome of the meeting after they came back from the Commissioner's office. No communiqué, no press statement, no memo and no single official feedback. Probably, the fear of saying what the outcome of the meeting is has gripped those that represented, as I'm sure, that if such meeting had favoured the school, staff or students, the noise would have been everywhere by the representatives of the CODA. This made me ask a question thus:

Is MAPOLY Alumni Association now a newly evoke educational sector in the state?

Secretly, a source within the CODA team that went to have meeting with the commissioner revealed that, after the commissioner had initially belittled them without any humble welcome to her office, the commissioner in her later conversation tastefully admitted that their government had wrongly construed the bill that sustained the upgrade of MAPOLY into a University of Technology. She said; “Government only wants a ‘New University’ to kick start in MAPOLY using existing structure inside MAPOLY Campus, while MAPOLY will be moved to IPOKIA site with a name change to Ogun State Polytechnic”. Although, this is not in any way in line with the content of the bill but, totally against the bills substance approved by the Ogun State House of Assembly (OGHA). Nevertheless, due to the perceived arrogance displayed by the members of ASUP and others, the government also decided to use its power.

Deceitfully, approximately a week after the shadow meeting between some members of CODA and the state commissioner for Education, a cajoling press statement was released by the commissioner, which only addressed the Alumni personally on future benefits that will be enjoyed by them after which the government might have successfully transmitted MAPOLY to MAUSTECH. The press statement did not in any way address those aching issues affecting the school activities.

For more clarifications, below are some extracts from the press statements by the commissioner for education, following the meeting with some members of CODA:

..the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs. Modupe Mujota who made this known while playing host to the Executive members of the Association at her office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, said the change in status of the polytechnic to a University of Science and Technology would not have any effect on the activities of the Alumni Association..".

# (Could this be what the Alumni fell for?)

"..your Association needs not bother on the transition of MAPOLY to MAUSTECH. What has happened was borne out of the belief that there should be balance in the development of the State. The Governor believes that every senatorial district of the State should have a feel of the mission to rebuild agenda that is currently pervading the State. Hence, the location of the State Polytechnic at Ipokia, the Commissioner said..".

# (Definitely, the transition is not genuine. Rather, it was borne out of political purpose. But, must everything be done for political purpose?)

"..the National President of the Association, Mr. Akeem Ayoade, said that their visit was to obtain first-hand information on the status of the new Polytechnic and to ascertain if its members could further their education in the new University..".

# (How is this related to the ongoing issues please? How could a whole National President of MAPOLY Alumni Association say that; their visit was to obtain first-hand information on the status of the new Polytechnic and to ascertain if its members could further their education in the new University?) Arrant nonsense!

As for me, I am not impressed with the performance of the selected members of CODA wing of MAPOLY Alumni Association. Notwithstanding, and without any sense of discrimination between HND and Bsc, no sane person will go against the upgrade of MAPOLY into a University but, the process must not jeopardize the efforts of those apostles that had sacrificed a lot in ensuring that the school got to the height it has attained, ranging from government sponsoring institution into self sustaining academic institution, now to a level of attracting conversion into a University. It is not damn easy!

Academically, this government needs to be educated that; upgrading an academic institution or any higher institution of learning like MAPOLY into a University of Technology is different from conversion, while conversion is different from starting a new institution afresh. Unfortunately, the Alumni body that was supposed to join forces and educate the government and even helps the government out to get things right is still turning a deaf-ear and acting novice on this sensitive matter.

It marvels me to see that what is playing out in my Alma-mata is totally different from what is being agitated and approved.

An upgrade was agitated and approved but, starting a new institution with the usage of an existing structure, without patently addressing what will become the faith of; - MAPOLY being a self sustaining Higher Institution of Learning, - the admission of over 25,0000 MAPAITES, - all the efforts and sacrifices of the Academic and non Academic Staff, - Traders, - Entrepreneurs, (Taxi Drivers, Food sellers, Shop Owners, Landlords, etc).

It is very annoying that after the failed attempt by some members of CODA, up till date, the NEC, which is the upper chamber of the Alumni body is still acting apprentice on the ongoing retarded policies being implemented by the state government over what was initially perceived to be a smooth upgrade of MAPOLY into a University of Science and Technology.

It is very sad that the leadership of NEC only believes that the disagreement between the ASUP and state government is not enough to demand for the full interference of the Association because of the perception that ASUP and Government are both fighting for personal interest.

The NEC is of the opinion that; the government is doing all in order to score political points and accolades, while ASUP is after securing their jobs / employments.

Furthermore, I also observed that the NEC is rather feeling proud or too big to prevail on the ongoing saga in the way it ought to be handled, probably to avoid losing their base in the hands of the state government. My reasons are based on the expression and information gathered by a key officer within the Alumni Association when I asked him on why the NEC has refused to interfere in the matter since, and why the CODA wing has rather gone to ask such nauseating questions among other important things that demand explanation.

During my personal engagement with the officer, he revealed that:

- Ever since the issue has started, they did not receive any official briefing from neither the school management nor the ASUP about what is going on, and where the association can come in’.

- ‘The news / information were not tabled officially before the NEC or CODA. Not even the government made it known to the association through any official document or letter that the school will either be converted or upgraded into a University’.

- ‘That their avoidance was based on hearsays, which was not enough to act on’.

To me, the NEC wing of the Alumni Association is myopic to have considered the saga not worthy to act on, despite the fact that, the information is everywhere.

# For how long will NEC wing of MAPOLY Alumni Association continue to keep mute and act novice on issues that have disrupted the academic activities inside the Campus?

# For how long will NEC wing of MAPOLY Alumni Association continue to keep mute and act novice on issues that has led to the wildcat strike on the conduction of second semester examinations for the returning students?

# For how long will NEC wing of MAPOLY Alumni Association continue to keep mute and act novice on issues that have hindered the sales of entry forms for JAMBITES, especially those who have chosen MAPOLY as their choice of institution while filling their forms?

# For how long will NEC wing of MAPOLY Alumni Association continue to keep mute and act novice on issues that led to staff protest, disorderliness and denial of Prof Oke Bukola, Professor Isaq Salako among others members of the Transition Committee during the penultimate week.

# For how long will NEC wing of MAPOLY Alumni Association continue to keep mute and act novice on issues that led to Students protest to Governor's Office under the leadership of NANS - Ogun JCC Chairman. In which, the School Rector, Prof Itiola was asked to go on a terminal leave with immediate effect on the same day.

# For how long will NEC wing of MAPOLY Alumni Association continue to keep mute and act novice on issues that are everywhere in the public, even in the media.

Let us not forget that UNILAG Alumni association was not officially informed before they rejected the wish of Federal Government under the leadership of former President GEJ to change the name of their institution from University of Lagos (UNILAG) to Moshood Abiola Univerity, Lagos (MAULAG).

Also, Students of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) and their Alumni Association were not written officially nor informed before putting forces together to reject Governor Amosun's attempt to scrap their Great Institution for political reasons.

Why is MAPOLY'S case different?

Though, I will continue to be proud of myself being an Alumnus of Great MAPOLY but, I detest any unduly process capable of jeopardizing the efforts of the good Staff and Students of my Great Alma-mata.

Dear Intellectual Alumni and other pragmatic Nigerians that have benefited from MAPOLY in one way or the other, if truly we are proud of those benefits, then, we need to allow others to benefit as well, by not allowing any government, organization or association to play politics with our Alma-mata.

Conclusively, I want to advise all admission seekers into MAPOLY to look elsewhere for now, exception on those that still feel better staying at home. I will never advise anyone to keep hope that something will come from MAPOLY because, no clear hope is in fold as far as MAPOLY / MAUSTECH is concerned. That of Ogun State Poly - Ipokia site is not even part of it at all as no work is yet to commence on the site till now, except for shadow promises. It is just a pity situation and quite unfortunate.

Till then;

I stand with the Good Students of MAPOLY,
I stand with JAMBITES and All Admission Seekers into MAPOLY,
I stand with the Good Academic and Non Academic Staff of MAPOLY,
I stand with the Good Members ASUP,
I stand with the Good and Intellectual Alumni of MAPOLY,
I stand with Proper and Genuine Transition of MAPOLY devoid of Politics,
I stand with the Greatest Nigerian Students.

Credit: Comrade Westo Adekunle Adejumo

Mapoly Rector Professor Itiola Sacked, Appoint Mr Ayodeji Salimon As Acting Rector

It saddens to hear the shocking breaking news from Ogun State Government shortly after the peaceful protest of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (Mapoly) student that Mr Ayodeji Salimon has been appointed as Acting Rector of Moshod Abiola Polytechnic with immediate effect as erstwhile Rector Prof Oladele Itiola proceed accordingly on his terminal leave.

According to what the governor has said earlier while addressing the student of Mapoly when they stumbled his office, He expressed his mind that some people given the privilege to serve the students are not serving us well. 

We hope to get more updates soon. Stay updated.

Mapoly Will Co-exists With Maustech For 4 Years

The Ogun state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has assured Nigerian students that the upgraded Moshood Abiola Polytechnic will still be in existence for four years alongside the University.

The governor disclose this while addressing thousands of Nigeria students who storm his Oke-Mosan in the early hours of today to protest against state of education in the state.

He assured that the present students on campus will complete their program with Mapoly and students on industrial training would also be admitted to complete their program while fresh ND1 applicants will be moved to Ipokia.

He added that the state government will meet with ASUP Mapoly to ensure the conduct of examination for the present students on campus.

Speaking also on the price of the newly constructed model schools in the state, Amosun noted that his administration still remain committed to his campaign promise of free education for primary and secondary schools in the state, however, the cost of the facilities that will be provided in the school is what amount to #1.2million per session.

However, the NANS chairman, Comrade Olawale Balogun assured the students of his commitment to the struggle and stated that the leadership of NANS will not relent until their demands are met by the state government.

The students who came from different institutions across the state, converge on Abeokuta to express their grievances by carrying placards with various inscription such as "Mapoly must survive", "education must be free" and so on. They also chant various solidarity songs to express their anger.

The protest which went peacefully with no casualties record, was fully attended by media agencies and security personnel within the state.

REPORT AFTER MAPOLY PEACEFUL PROTEST UPDATES

Prior to the peaceful protest of the Students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (Mapoly) today Wednesday 3 Oct, 2017, His excellency Governor Ibikunle Amosun.(Gcon,Fca) is not happy because it's his school(alma mata). He said some people given the privilege to serve the students are not serving us well. 

The ND1 - HND11 students presently in mapoly will complete their program in Mapoly. That is, they're not going to Ipokia. 

He also said it will take four(4) years before mapoly goes into extinction. He said if the lecturers don't accept or begin exams ASAP, they'll be sorted out. He said new lectures would be employed for the university. The qualified ones in the Polytechnic should re-apply if qualified. He also said the lecturers are trying to hoodwink the government. 

Only ND prospects are going to Ipokia. Carry over or extra year students are going to Ipokia to re-write. Because according to the governor, "your parents didn't send you to school to fail". No HND would be admitted in Mapoly or Ipokia because Ipokia can only admit ND students.

Mapoly Students Peaceful Protest Starts Today - ROSEC 2017 Update

The massive protest is to be happening today, and all concerned students are to come along with Identity card for full recognition of their studentship.

However, the venue for convergence is Skating Ground Panseke, Abeokuta as early as from 6am. Buses for conveyance will be provided free of charge for all students to and fro.

For easy movement to the governor's office where our fate as students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) will be decided. NANS/JCC OGUN has arranged for free buses which will convey the students to the office of the state governor.

The buses will be stationed at the following points with the following persons. 

PANSEKE (skating ground)

DMX ---  08133754780

AYODELE ---  08068143806

IYANA OLOKE

JayJay---- 07064248647

TOBIASKI ----08165686287

SCHOOL GATE

KOSOKO---  09092065990

JAGABAN ----  08180313291

OLUWO. (POLICE POST)

MACHAVELLI ----  07085301049

HARJEEBS. ------ 07062363372

Remember it is the avenue for us to resuscitate and make our demands known to the state Government about Educational system in the state. 

As such, no students must come with any form of weapons or cause violence, because if such person is apprehended, he or she won't be left out of thorough prosecution.

Today is the day, let's come out in multitude and say no to jeopardy of our educational career in Ogun State.

.........ROSEC 2017........

Aluta Continua, Victoria Ascerta!!!

Signed:

Comrade Olawale Balogun
Executive Chairman
NANS Ogun State Axis

Peaceful Protest - Rescue Ogun State Education Campaign (ROSEC) 2017

Greatest Nigerian Students!!!!!!!!

It is no more news that the leadership of NANS JCC Ogun State Axis bemoaned the unsuitable and ineffective educational system in Ogun State, which resulted into multifarious consultations and deliberations on how the state Government can respond swiftly to those shortcomings.

Recently, NANS Ogun State Axis held a Senate meeting on the 25th September 2017, which comprised the SUG Presidents of our tertiary institutions in Ogun State in order to call upon the state Government to find a long lasting solutions to all resolutions derived at the Senate meeting.

Apparently, the leadership of NANS JCC Ogun State Axis gave the state Government 72 hours Ultimatum which began 2pm Tuesday 26th September, 2017 and lapsed 2pm Friday 29th September, 2017.

However, with the failure of the state Government to respond and address all our demands concluded at the Senate meeting within the given hours of ultimatum, we hereby media phone to all Nigerian Students the necessity of participating in the forthcoming united campaign  tagged "RESCUE OGUN STATE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN (ROSEC) 2017". 

On the issue of MAPOLY and education in Ogun State at large, NANS Ogun axis calls all legitimate and bonafide Students schooling on the soil of Ogun State to join a peaceful protest.

Time: Tuesday 3rd October, 2017. 
Venue: Skating ground, panseke
Time: 6-7am .

Aluta Continua, Victoria Ascerta!!!

Authoritatively signed:

Comrade Balogun Olawale

Executive Chairman, NANS Ogun State Axis

Comrade Amuwa Mayowa

General Secretary, NANS Ogun State Axis

Cc:

Commissioner for Education, Ogun state 

Commissioner for police, Ogun state

Dir. Department of State Security, Ogun State

MAUTECH TRANSITION COMMITTEE VS MAPOLY UNION FACEOFF: ISSUES & SOLUTIONS

I have just read online ASUP (MAPOLY) press release on the issue of relocation to a new Polytechnic and or ‘resign and reapply ‘ policy of the new MAUTECH Transition Committee if they will be employed in the new university. ASUP further claimed that it has lost confidence in the ability of Government (OGSG) to fund the two new institutions since funding depends primarily on school fees, because establishment of the new institutions imply new and lower enrolment figures and by implication, decline in students fees support.

ISSUES

1. Central to all the issues raised is the establishment of two new institutions which are now legal realities. Since OGSG has acted within the Nigerian Constitutional provisions placing education on the concurrent list, the right to establish the institutions remains lawful. The issue of the ability of OGSG to fund them remains an ethical imperative which only Government can address.

2. ASUP MAPOLY, however, has an avowed right to express concerns about the job security of her members, especially since OGSG through the Transition Committee (OGSG –TC) has asked the staff to resign and/or re-apply for jobs. Ordinarily, what the OGSG –TC did may not be right in ethics and law since it cannot just ask or force employees to resign without any act of wrong doing, especially in an educational institution setting which is different from a business organization that has gone under or into liquidation and workers are auto-laid off.

3. However, the needless crisis would have been avoided if OGSG has learned from the experience of the management of a similar TASUED/TASCE crisis in the past. In the first place, OGSG should not have scrapped MAPOLY while the new MAUTECH was being established. If MAPOLY were not scrapped, then OGSG has a legitimate right to transfer the intuition’s location to anywhere it likes, while the contractual relationship between OSGG (via MAPOLY Governing Council as immediate employers) and the workers (now represented by Union) would remain intact. Government has a right to embark on the internal transfer or deployment of any staff to any location where the establishment resides. (Recall, for instance, the transfer or redeployment of some top UI staff to University College, Jos, i.e. from Ibadan to Jos before the college later became a university. Similarly, when UNAB was a college placed under UNILAG, it technically became an extension or Abeokuta campus of UNILAG, and UNILAG redeployed or sent the Provost and some senior staff there until later when it became a full-fledged university). The implication is that if MAPOLY had not been scrapped by statue and simply related to Ikpokia, (name can be changed to Ogun Poly, Ikpokia later), then the workers will no longer have the right to argue that they cannot be moved or transferred to the same institution’s new location. OGSG can then, as act of motivation and corporate social conscience pay reasonable relocation allowance to the workers. If, however, any worker is still not satisfied, he can then resign or can resign and apply to be employed by the new MAUTECH if such a vacancy exists.

4. On the issue of institutional funding dependence on school fees, which arguably may decline, there are two critical options/issues:

(a) If MAPOLY were not scrapped, then it could retain its current enrolment figures as already approved by the National Commission in charge of Polytechnics. Without any objection from the Commission, the current fee-based funding can remain on its present level or be increased.

(b) However, in the event or situation of MAPOLY being scrapped, the National Commission will insist on regulating admission figures into a new Polytechnic after the usual pre-accreditation visitation. That of course will lead to a drastic reduction in approved enrolment (as feared by the unions) and eventually reduce or lead to a decline in the anticipated school fees-support funding.

5. By the way of summary, the issues raised can be amicably resolved, if the steps below are taken and/or retained.

(a) Accept and retain MAUTECH as a new university legally established in Ogun State.

(b) De-scrap MAPOLY, if already scrapped by law or restore to it the status quo ante. Movement to a new site will them simply be anchored on a Disarticulation of Co-habitation Policy.

(c) Provide succour to the staff of MAPOLY who will be moving to a new location or environment by giving them generous re-location allowances.

(d) Allow the Okebukola Transition Committee to begin earnestly the job of recruitment of staff into the new University. Allow some of the MAPOLY staff who are prima facie qualified and are willing to apply and be employed and re-designated along the university’s career structure to be employed.

Prof Segun Awonusi, FESAN,FNAL,

UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS

(Fmr. Commissioners of Educ., Ogun State

Fmr. Vice-Chancellor, TASUED,

Fmr. VC, FUEK, Kano)

Current MAPOLY students will not be transferred to Ipokia - Amosun

Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun has revealed that current students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta (MAPOLY) will not be transferred to the newly-established Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia.

This is coming after months of speculation on whether current students of MAPOLY transferred to the new Polytechnic.

The governor said only fresh students will be admitted for ND programmes at Ipokia. He made this known on Friday when he led the technical team and other members of the State Executive Council, including his Deputy, Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga to the Foundation-laying of Ogun Poly, Ipokia on Friday.

Speaking at the site of the main campus in Ijaye-Okeeyinbo, Amosun however said staff of MAPOLY who wish to work at MAUSTECH must re-apply. He also said those who want to work at Ipokia will get automatic employment.

"We are not bringing anybody from ND2, it is the new ND1 students that will be admitted here. We will allow people in Abeokuta to see what they are doing through. But those that will be given admission ND1 this year will come here.

"To those lecturers, we have to fix that. If anybody is expecting that the same set of lecturers at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic are going to be retained to Moshood Abiola University of Science and technology, that can’t be.

"Everybody that wish to be in the university will apply, but any of them that wants to come here is automatic. I’m appealing to them that we meant well, it is only the name and location that has changed," he said.

On the number of buildings that we available at Ipokia, Amosun said, "I know what it takes, I know what it entails. Ogun is 40 and the maturity should reflect in the way we do things. All we need to do now is to provide lecture rooms, we are ready to take up to 4,000. If we want to do it in batches of 200 so be it.

"The contractors are here, we are starting immediately but the administrative blocks may not be ready because you are talking of about three or more blocks but the ones that they will need, we will make sure they are available. We will use accommodation for lecturers too to make sure they are comfortable.

"I know it is a well founded fear when ASUP (MAPOLY) said they don’t want it but you know there will be some prices, there will be some sacrifices. The fears of transportation, we are going to provide buses for people from Idi-Iroko to take people here," he added.

Amosun noted that the institution would not only be a full conventional institution but one that would comply with international standards whose graduates would be able to compete favourably with others around the world.

The Governor further said the establishment of the Polytechnic was part of his administration’s socio-economic blueprint to distribute infrastructure across the state.

ASUP (MAPOLY) to Amosun: How will you fund MAUSTECH, Ogun Poly?

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, (MAPOLY) branch, has asked the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun to reveal how the state intends to fund Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology and the newly-established Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia.

The union at a special congress held on Wednesday, raised 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.

While declaring support for the proposed university in a communiqué signed by the chairman of the union, Kola Abiola, the union, however, noted that the transition committee led by former Executive Secretary, National University Commission, Prof. Peter Okebukola had lost its relevance. The union reiterated that it no longer have confidence in the membership and activities of the committee.

The communiqué reads 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?”

It would be recalled that Abiola in an interview with Platform Times recently revealed that MAPOLY gets N11 million occasionally to fund the wage bill of the institution that stands at N150 million.

Source: Press Club MAPOLY @ www.mapolypress.wordpress.com

MAPOLY - MAUSTECH CRISIS BY LANRE ADENIJI

Setting a pace among other states in the nation, Ogun state is regarded as the hub of tertiary education in Nigeria with over twenty-one tertiary institutions located across the state. This feast isn’t achievable without the inclusion of the state owned institutions that have served in various capacities in producing top-notch graduates and well enlightened individuals fit to contribute their various quota to the development of the state and the country at large.

Lack of proper funding has however militated extensively and for too long across board against the stunning development of the state owned institutions. Amongst these institutions include Moshood Abiola polytechnic which like any other state owned tertiary institution in Ogun state has long been left to shoulder by itself all financial responsibilities that has arisen in the course of running the activities of the polytechnic with only internally generated revenue and without financial support from the state government. In 2012, the then Commissioner of Education, Mr. John Odubela announced the scrapping of Tai Solarin University of education and a merge of the programmes being offered to the faculty of education, Olabisi Onabanjo University. One the major reasons was due to funding which the commissioner was qouted as saying “gulped a lot of money from the government”. After several protests and the loss of the life of a students of the institution, Humble Tee-Jee, during one of the protests, the decision was reversed. This later led to the loss of accreditation of some of the major courses the institution had previously offered.

Olabisi onabanjo University, one of Nigeria’s finest state varsity suffered similar fate in the hand of the government when it became poorly funded and lecturers became tired of teaching on empty bellies and failed promises. Trade union dispute accompanied by several industrial action was the order of the day until the immediate past vice chancellor, Prof Saburi Adesanya took the mantle of leadership from his predecessor and delineated lasting solutions to the issue of fund which included hike in fees. Other polytechnics were not spared as some ICT schools which include D.S Adegenro, Gateway, and Abraham Adesanya were at that time proposed to be merged. Not only has the government failed in funding these schools to compete globally with others, it has also shown a care free attitude toward commitment to the project of having capable and fully-baked graduates turned out into the society by our state owned schools.

As much as having a state owned university in the capital appears to be a welcome development, a decision embraced by the people of Abeokuta and its environs and looks unharmful to unsuspecting natives of the state, the idea at best would can only pitch the government against her workers who have served endlessly, giving their all in all in different regards, towards the success of this government and the smooth activities of MAPOLY. To successfully run a university, man power with the highest academic qualifications are bestowed upon, the mandate to impact knowledge. This is however not really the case in the polytechnic where having the highest academic qualification is not the major criterion towards impacting knowledge. It therefore connotes that a successful incorporation of previous academic staff into the newly birthed MAUSTECH is unrealistic except if sentiments should overshadow the universal standard. This idea would therefore lead to lost of jobs of those who have pledged undivided loyalty to the government and have dedicated their youthfulness to the service of Ogun state.

The government of Ogun state under Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s led administration had initially complained of having to finance too many institutions as a reason for inadequate and subsequent relinquishment of funding of her institutions. The hasty decision to upgrade one of the foremost polytechnics in the country to a university may spell doom for subsequent administrations in government who may eventually inherit an institution upgraded on the alter of regional politics without proper funding. Isn’t such a terrible inheritance?

The cost of pronouncing a “site” as a university is not as much as setting it up to standard and getting it to compete nationally and globally with ivy league schools. As it’s really unfair to birth a child into the world of hunger and maltreatment, so is it detrimental to the good people of Ogun state to have a university to has no provision for state of the art facilities. It is erroneous to assume that a polytechnic as MAPOLY which has funded itself over the years with IGR, bleeding for lack of fund and state of the art equipment would run successfully as a university on the same idea.

It is however rather unfortunate that state institutions in Ogun state are now a shadow of what they used to be, laboratories are filled with archaic equipment, those not able to stand the test of time, buildings are deteriorating on daily basis and the fewer classrooms are available, ones which are still overcrowded. The tides of development seem to have flowed pass the gates of our institutions and the light of hope gets dimmer day after day. Government should see funding of education as a primary assignment to liberate the natives of Ogun state from the shackles of illiteracy instead of playing regional politics with the at the detriment of our futures and that of our children. Having two poorly funded university and getting stuck at the middle a crisis in establishing another isn’t eradicating illiteracy but having one that competes globally with ivy league schools.

STUDENTS CRY: SAVE MAPOLY FROM DIEING

I'm angry this morning, really really annoyed at the #_Ogun_state_Government for trying to Kill our great citadel of learning "MAPOLY"  for us... I would want you guys to join our social media campaign with the #rescueMAPOLYfromGovSia.

For those of you that are so excited that MAPOLY has been upgraded to a UNIVERSITY, I think you don't really know the Politics behind it.

According to information gathered by PR man Johnson Idowu and I, we have come to realize that MAPOLY was never upgraded to UNIVERSITY that it was rather killed totally for Ogun POLY emergence.

Therefore, we tried to dig deep into the situation then we were told that the management have been told to move with her staff; teaching and non teaching staff to Ipokia and start up with Ogun POLY.

My questions are:

1) what happens to the present ND 1 & 2 students on campus

2) what happens to HND 1 & 2 students on campus

3) what becomes of 'we' the aspiring HND 1 students, who actually purchased MAPOLY HND 1 form not Ogun POLY HND form

4) what structure do you have on ground at Ipokia for the Ogun POLY

5) Are the courses to be offered at Ipokia accredited, because as much as I know some courses accreditations were renewed last year and it would take about 5years before another one.

6) Are you #_Governor_Amosun aware that that great institution produced you and you just want to kill her and her legacy? (With due respect ) gp says DAT !!!!!! 

7) what happens to the results of the students on industrial training which isn't yet ready for collection for some departments like Mass communication (which me my self is much concern abt) 

our_effort_must_not_be_sabotage

#WHAT_WE_WANT_!!!

Let MAPOLY coexist with MAUSTECH on Ojere campus Pending the time you put up a considerable structure for the incoming POLY at Ipokia with accreditation done to major courses.

The labour of our past Heroes shall not go in vain.