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”.

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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

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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THE EFFECTS OF MAPOLY TRANSITION TO UNIVERSITY ON ITS STUDENTS

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

to the following problems:

=> Lecturer Protest against Mass Labor Turnover

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

=> Communication Gap between State Government and Management of MAPOLY

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

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

                           

 Ogunbiyi Ahmed ET Muftau Arifayo "2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mapoly Students

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                  Ogunbiyi Ahmed ET Muftau Arifayo "2017

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

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

Written by:

Ogunbiyi Ahmed and

Arifayo Muftau

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.

MAUSTECH Unrealistic, ‘A Wild Goose Chase’ – ASUP

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

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

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

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

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

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

FG Sets Up Negotiating Teams With Polytechnics, Education Colleges

The Federal Govern­ment has inaugurated two separate teams to renegotiate the agreements it reached with staff unions in the nation’s public Colleges of Education (CoEs) and Polytechnics in 2010.

The Minister of Educa­tion, Malam Adamu Adamu, who inaugurated the teams in Abuja, said the agreements were due for renegotiation since 2013 but the exercise did not take place because of some unforeseen circum­stances.

A statement made avail­able to The AUTHORITY on Wednesday by the Ministry said the Minister charged members of the renegotiat­ing teams to study the agree­ments entered into with all the unions with a view to reaching a workable and sus­tainable agreement.

“As members of the gov­ernment teams, you are ex­pected to play your role with skill and efficiency to come up with agreements that will help in stimulating rapid growth of the Colleges of Ed­ucation and Polytechnics and make them more competi­tive and attractive”, he said.

Chairman of Governing Council, Federal Polytech­nic, Damaturu, Moham­med Ababakar, is to chair the team to renegotiate with Polytechnic Unions, while the Chairman of Governing Council, Federal College of Education, Obudu, Dr Obi Anthony, leads the team to renegotiate with Unions in Colleges of Education.

Each team comprises 14 members made up of rel­evant stakeholders, including representatives of the Office of the Secretary to the Gov­ernment of the Federation, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment as well as Ministry of Finance.

Others are representatives of Ministry of Justice, Min­istry of Budget and National Planning, and that of Nation­al Salaries, Incomes & Wages Commission.

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