Download "To Whom It May Concern"

As a just-completed National Diploma student getting prepared to go for your Industrial Training which is one of the required files for the continuation of your Higher National Diploma , you might have been looking for a means to get the "TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN" letter format as directed by the school.

We have made this available online for all students to download it whenever they are in need of this and you can do that through the link below.

Download here

I hope it helps a lot.

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

Students of Mapoly Will Pay For Damages - Governor Amosun Says

Governor Ibikunle Amosun has vowed that all the students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic ,Abeokuta would be made to pay penalty for allegedly destroying property in some areas in Abeokuta
during the protest.

Amosun also said he would not pay the staff of MAPOLY for the three Months they stayed off work,claiming that the workers in the Polytechnic were blackmailing his government.

The Governor stated at the sideline of the commissioning of skills aquisition centre at Ogun State Technical College ,Idi-Aba, Abeokuta.

Amosun disclosed that his administration has acquired a heavy machine from Germany for mechanical students,saying, there is no going back on the plan to establish new
Polytechnic in Ipokia.

While reacting to the Protest by Students of MAPOLY on Monday and Tuesday, Amosun lamented that the students had damaged a lot of property during their protest ,threatening that all the students would be made to pay penalty when they resume .

Meanwhile, the government has listed eighteen courses that have been accredited by the NBTE  include:

1. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2. Mechanical Engineering Technology
3. Civil  engineering
4. Building Technology
5. Architectural Technology
6. Quantity Surveying
7. Estate Management Valuation
8. Surveying and Geo-Informatics.

Others are: 

1. Urban and Regional Planning
2. Science Laboratory Technology 
3. Computer Engineering
4. Statistics
5. Leisure and Tourism
6. Management Arts & Industrial Design
7. Mass Communication
8. Business Administration
9. Accountancy
10. Marketing.

NO PROTEST TODAY AS STUDENT TO RESTATEGIES PLAN

We need to re-strategies and come out with another plan i.e next move and where to meet. For the blackweek.

You agree with me that some of us (Mapaites Students) still at the police custody, which NANS chairman #Movement assure us of their bail, so we can't go on street for the protest when some of us in police custody.

After proper strategy and consultation, we shall back on black week but let's leave tomorrow for good plan.

God bless Nigeria Students.
God bless Mapaites.

Acting Mapoly Rector Escaped BLACKWEEK DAY2 #SAVEMAPOLY

Greatest Nigerian Students
I think its high time we let the Govt and the school management know that we are fed of this game they are involved in. Its affecting our personal life and if care is not taken things may worsen more than this.

The incident happened this morning when we all gathered at Skating ground to go and have dialogue with the school management most especially the Rector. On getting to school, the gate was locked, we told them at the school gate that we didn't come for Violence, that we are here to see the Rector.
The school gate was opened, on getting there, the school PRO was sighted trying to escape through the bush behind the uncommissioned filling station beside the gate, some students went after him and told him we only wanted to see the Rector, and he complied with us, he was taken down to the school admin with a bike to call the attention of the Rector to the students at the school entrance.
 

Few minutes later, the CSO brought the Rector in the Campus Security Surveillance hilux bus, open roof, the Rector actually started his speech, but it reached a point where he started acting cunning, so the students shouted that we want you to follow us down to the governor's office, and he actually agreed to do that.
 

We moved out of the school premises in masses having the Rector amidst us. When we got to Iyana Oloke at the end of the untarred road, some armed policemen approached us and ask that where are we going to, we told them we are heading to the governor's office, and they allowed us to pass. On getting to the tarred road, the person who drove the Hilux suddenly opened the door, and started driving recklessly, hitting students on the road, meanwhile we have close to 20 students at the back of the hilux jeep, some fell down, the bus stepped on some students leg, some from behind. The remaining students at the back of the Hilux were nowhere to be found now.
 

That was what happened that provoked the students and we mobbed the road and silence everywhere to panseke. On getting there, we met armed policemen fully loaded and set with their gun ready to fire shots at us.

Merciful Nigerians, come and save our lives from oppressors, we are tired, we can't continue to face this sufferness.
See the way police officers are harassing us.
God help us

We recorded about 29 students that were injured right now. The Rector was not kidnapped, the CSO carried him away.

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. 

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:

Average Nigerian Student Dilemma and Need for Proactive Policies - Olanrewaju Oyedeji #SaveMAPOLY campaign

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.

NANS OGUN STATE INVITES ALL NIGERIAN STUDENTS TO OGUN STATE INTERNATIONAL DAY 2017

In the spirit of progression towards the educational standard of our dear students, the leadership of NANS Ogun State under the auspices of Comrade Olawale Balogun cordially invites all Senators, Executive, Cadres, stakeholders and all entire Nigerian Students both in the gateway State and diaspora to the forthcoming 78th International student's day. 

International student's day is a renowned celebration which is being celebrated throughout the whole world for the purpose of sensitizing and motivating all students towards total commitment to their academic pursuit and to mobilize more into the educational parlance by recording more elites in the academic realm. 

We however relay our note of invitation to all Nigerian students in the state to this memorable programme, Ogun State 2017 international Students' Day as this will serve as a platform for further acquaintance of knowledge to everyone. 

Now it is glaring what Asup wants which is not far fetched and is very right and legal and the strike they ignited is what is holding us back from either graduating or promoting to the next level and in that course the state government is the culprit here who promised what 1/4 has not yet been fulfilled, hence, let face the right course and channel our grievances in the right direction.

Come Friday the 17th of November 2017, all road leads to Obas Complex, Oke-mosan for neither a peaceful nor a destructive protest but for all Mapites who I presume to be the intellectual gladiators to come and ask questions and speak to the heart of the government who will definitely be present.

Jot down your questions and don't missed a word as this is one of the various avenues which will aid our pursuit to freedom.

Remember be early to the venue that even the event planners...!!!

Programme schedule:

*Venue:*Oba's Complex, Okemosan Secretariat, Ogun State. 

Date: Friday, 17th November, 2017.

Time: 9am prompt.

Viva Mapoly...

Viva Aluta...!!!

Viva our Future...!!!

Hon. Comrade Stephen Godwin

NAPS CONDEMNS MISMANAGEMENT OF STUDENT'S WELFARISM IN MAPOLY

Following the further cancellation of examination in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic as a result of the indefinite strike embarked on by ASUP MAPOLY Chapter, it has clearly been revealed that the welfarism of our students has greatly been denied of them and has been mismanaged. 

 An adage says, "when two elephants fight, the field around bears the pain". The students has for long been suffering from the crisis rising between the Ogun State government and ASUP MAPOLY Chapter, but *"enough is enough",* we cannot continue to suffer the pain. 

Their crisis has affected us in the following ways:  

1. It has made us live at extra cost out of hope that the crisis will end soon. Many of our students are still in Abeokuta suffering to feed themselves, we achieved nothing in school, yet we are spending on daily basis. Many as well has been travelling to and fro over this issue spending a lot.                 

2. Extension in days of education leading to another payment of house rent for students who should have finish and leave for their various places.           

3. Delay in the academic career of our students. HND 2 students are facing the risk of going for their NYSC, ND1 students are with the doubt of going for their SIWES and ND 2 students are with the fear of shortened days of their IT.                

4. Loss of student's life. Some of our students were involved in an accident last week where their vehicle got totally burnt with some passengers. This was reported by a HND 1 student of Microbiology who escaped the death due to a phone call she got down from the vehicle to go and received when the vehicle broke down. How long shall we continue to lose our students life over this issue?  

The Management of MAPOLY has watched the government suffer her lecturers for long and now they have been watching them suffer their students.    

The ASUP has rightly been fighting for themselves and now NAPS would embark on seriously fighting for their students too if these crisis are not resolved within one week from now. Within this one week, the management should also speak to us over the issue that the students may all fully know what is happening. We would not watch the management suffer our lecturers and students any longer.

If our desire is not met in a week, we would not hesitate to take this issue up to powerful, higher and royal authorities in Ogun State and in Nigeria. 

National Association of Polytechnic Students is a body of all polytechnic and college of education in Nigeria.

Signed:

COMR. OLUWASEGUN SAMSON AKINNIYI (MAPOLY)

National Director of Programs, NAPS.

09078517815

COMR. LILEYE SIMILEOLUWA (MAPOLY)

National Director of Publicity, NAPS.

08130185598

COMR. IJADUOYE OLASUKANMI (ICT, SAPADE)

National P.R.O. NAPS.

08063350178

Govt Earmarks 50 Billion Naira For Moshood Abiola Uni, Ogun Poly

Ogun State government has set aside the sum of N50billion for the take off the Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUSTECH), Abeokuta, and the newly established Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia.

The state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, disclosed this on Saturday during the Treasury Board meeting for the 2018 budget preparation held at the Obas’ Complex in Abeokuta, the state capital.

“Government has earmarked N50 billion for the take-off of the two schools,” the governor said.

He, however, urged lecturers at present Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) who are desirous of going to the new polytechnic in Ipokia not to hesitate at making their intention known as soon as possible.

Governor Amosun also asked the lecturers to distant themselves from those who do not appreciate the ongoing development of the institution.

He urged them to continue to support government’s agenda at rebuilding education sector in the state, saying the two institutions have come to stay.

“Don’t allow yourself to be used by anyone who does not mean well for the citizens of the state,” the governor said.

SAVEMAPOLY - DAY2 - WHY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD CALL ON THE OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT

We are writing to the Federal government of Nigeria to help us ask the state government why it has been difficult for Ogun state government to meet with the demand of Asup Mapoly when the future of over 25,000 students are at stake.

Asup Mapoly demands

1. 1. Admission of N.D into Mapoly or Ogun state Poly (ipokia) 
2. 2. Payment of Outstanding 2month salaries 
3. 3. Written Agreement that Ogun state government will continue to pay them for the next 4yrs that Mapoly will exist for before going into extinction.

Greatest Nigerian Student! we could recall that the state government instruct the school management not to admit for 2017/18 academic session where as the state Government have not be the one sponsoring the payment of staff salaries instead this is done by the school management her self.
For Ogun State govt to put the school source of income on hold that means their should be a proper funding and paying of salaries from the govt,which reverse  is the case now.

I also want us to have it in mind that these lecturers are parent that depend on their salary for survival, why are you not paying them Ogun state govt?
Why is it HARD or difficult for Ogun state government to give Asup Mapoly a written document that they will continue to pay their salaries for the next 4years.

Join us live on FACEBOOK by 3pm as we will be talking to our past union leaders and Nans Ogun jcc chairman to discuss why they have been silent over this issue.
Thanks
Number to call in live on Facebook
08096517799

For inquiries call #SAVEMAPOLY awareness team
Dasilva 08182076157
Ifedayo 08188902246
Ayotomiwa 08139384063
Felix 07031066816

Join the Awareness on Twitter
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OGUN STATE POLYTECHNIC, IPOKIA TO BE READY IN TWO WEEKS

As the crisis rocking the transformation of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta continues unabated, the government of Ogun state has rekindled the hope of admission seekers into the state polytechnic as it promised to make available a temporary site in Ipokia in two weeks.

The promise was made known by the deputy governor of the state, Chief Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga on Tuesday, November 7, as she inspected ongoing construction on the new site as well as the proposed temporary site, both in Ipokia. Mrs Onanuga led the task force committee on project monitoring to the project site. 

She disclosed that as work was ongoing on the new site, so it was on the temporary location, which is a secondary school ground and that workers have been mobilized to fast track every aspects of the construction. Her words, "I have gone to the (temporary) site, grading is ongoing and we are going to start building classrooms where the students can start having their lectures temporarily, until the main campus is completed." 

"All contractors will be working simultaneously to ensure that all facilities are put in place." Although, It is unknown if the temporary site is up to a polytechnic standard as the Nigerian Board of Technical Education (NBTE) .

Onanuga said that NBTE would assess the facilities on the temporary site after the two weeks of

construction. She said, "In another two weeks, those classrooms will be ready for NBTE to come and see." Mrs Onanuga also promised that the Ogun state polytechnic, Ipokia would have staff quarters and hostels when it is the completed.

A.G RECTOR TO MEET AMOSUN - MAPOLY CRISIS

Holds closed door meeting with students’ leaders In a bid to resolve the crisis between the Ogun state

government and Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, MAPOLY Chapter, the Acting Rector of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Mr Salimon Tella has disclosed his plan to meet with the State governor, Senator Ibikule Amosun today over the issue.

The Ag. Rector disclosed this during a closed door meeting he had with some departmental Presidents, Director of student’s affairs, Speaker of Students Representative council and the Chairman of National association of Nigeria Students NANS Ogun State Axis in his office. The meeting which hold for an hour came less than 24 hours after the students threatened to shut down the school gate to protest why their examination is put to Ransom.

The Chairman of National association of Nigerian students Ogun Axis, Comrade Olawale Balogun said, they (students) have discussed with the A.g Rector on how the students can write their second semester examination as soon as possible. He added that the acting rector has promised the students’ leaders to meet the governor today on how the crisis can be resolved. "The Ag. Rector has said that he will get to us through the D.S.A to report his meeting resolutions with the governor”, he said.

PRESS CLUB also learnt that the Rector was said to have assured the students that examination would commence soon. Also speaking with PRESS CLUB, the Director of students Affairs, Town planner Luke called for students’ calmness, saying that the management is taking proactive measures in resolving the issues.

According to him, the school management is seriously working on how students can return to school and write their examination.

It would be recalled that the Academic Staff union of the institution on Friday embarked on an indefinite strike over the controversy that trails the conversion of MAPOLY to MAUSTECH and the establishment of Ogun Poly, Ipokia.

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

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

REVISED 2ND SEMESTER 2016/2017 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta revised 2nd semester 2016/2017 academic calender has been released.

1. Mon 23rd October - Saturday 4th
(i) Resumption of academic activities

2. Mon 30th October - Saturday 4th November
Student Union Election activities

3. Mon 6th November - Saturday 18th November
2nd Semester Examination
(i) All HND full-time & part-time students
(ii) All full-time & part-time students in SENG, SENVS, SST; ND1 OTM & Only full-time ND1 Mass com

4. Mon 20th November - Saturday 25th November
Break/ Preparation for 2nd phase of the Examination

5. Mon 27th November - Saturday 9th December
2nd Semester Examination (Phase II)
(I) All full-time & part-time ND student in SBMS
(II) All NDII full-time & part-time student in other schools
(III) All part-time ND1 student in Masscom
(IV) Other CBTE (ND and all HND students) shall be conducted within this 2 week period.

6. Saturday 9th December, 2017
End of 2nd Semester Examination

7. Mon 27th November, 2017 - Friday 2nd March, 2018.
SIWES Program involving ND1 students in 4 schools:
SCIT, SENG, SENVS & SST

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

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 

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UPDATES ON MAPOLY 2016/2017 SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Consequent to the proposed move by some section of the MOSHOOD ABIOLA POLYTECHNIC LECTURERS to conduct the 2ND SEMESTER EXAMS  but withhold the candidate results (G.P).

Resolution was passed in the meeting today for those who opted for the above and those against,Four (4) opted for the above , as Against (75).

Therefore it was concluded it would be a slap on their faces if they conducted​ the Exams due to SALIMANS (Ag Rector) introduction and a betrayal on their own Part to erstwhile​ Rector Prof Itiola.

However, there is a shift to conducting the exams come November/December.

Reason due

By January Amosun would be in a tight corner to adhere to the wishes of populace as Election campaigns will be the order of the day.