By Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, is the best affiliated tertiary institution in Nigeria.
The Polytechnic was approved by the NUC to commence Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Food Science Technology, Electrical Electronics Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology through its affiliation with Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State in 2018.
A statement by the Polytechnic’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olayinka Iroye said the Commission at its organised in Abuja did the ranking of affiliated tertiary institutions in Nigeria and came up rating Federal Polytechnic, Offa as the best, scoring 99.3% out of 104 institutions that were picked for assessment.
According to Iroye, the acting Director of Inspection and Monitoring of the National Universities Commission; Mrs Agnes Bamgbala, announced the result in her report read at the interactive meeting.
The Polytechnic’s spokesman further disclosed that the school took off with 65 students pointing out that the second set of such students are now ready for the matriculation.
Iroye, who described the achievement of the school as well deserved, said the polytechnic would not relent in its efforts to put the institution at the forefront in academic excellence, stable academic calendar and staff welfare as well as research and development.
Meanwhile, a new Registrar has been appointed for the Polytechnic. He is Mr. Gabriel Soko who is coming as the fifth substantive Registrar of the institution.
He is succeeding late Mr. Adetunji Oni, the fourth Registrar of the Polytechnic who died on August 22, this year.
Iroye, the Public Relations Officer who made this known in a statement said until his appointment, Mr Soko was the Deputy Registrar in charge of Council Affairs.
He was said to have joined the services of the polytechnic in 1995 as an Administrative Officer II and rose through the ranks to become a Deputy Registrar on 1st July, 2010 and had worked in virtually every Department of the institution.
The new Registrar who hails from Igosun in Oyun Local Government of Kwara State Offa Grammar School, Offa, Kwara State, Kwara State College of Technology, now Kwara State Polytechnic, for his Cambridge A’ level Certificate and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, where he bagged B.Sc. (Hons) in Sociology.
He was said to have also attended the University of Ilorin for his Master’s Degree in Industrial and Labour Relations (MILR) and as well obtained a Diploma in Information Technology (Desktop Publishing).
“He is a member of many professional bodies including; Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPN) and Fellow, Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria among others”, Mr. Iroye added.