Day 2: Mapoly Students, left Stranded At The Examination Center

Day 2: Mapoly Students,left Stranded At The Examination Center

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta staff of the institution shirked the proposed second semester exams billed to start today 18th September 2017.Students who had prepared for the exams were left stranded at the examination centers as there was no one to conduct the exams nor address the students on the new development.

The Chairman of the Union, Kola Abiola, who was later monitored on a television programme insisted that the lecturers of the institution had become menaced specie over the conversion.

The Chairman said that while the government did not include any members of the union in the technical committee, the union was also not consulted by the same committee.

He explained that while the new University has been recognised by the National University Commission, NUT, the staff are yet to know the status of the new Polytechnic.He deplored that while the Polytechnic has not been recognised by the National Board for Technical Education, courses are yet to be accredited.

The ASUP Chairman, who spoke during an interview on a radio  programe, Ayekooto on  a private radio station Sweet  101.7 Fm , Abeokuta, explained that, most of the markets including,panseke,kuto,omida and lafenwa all in Abeokuta are duly patronized by MAPOLY students.

Comrade Abiola however noted that, the2017/2018  admission might not be successful, saying there are no plans for the new students both in Abeokuta and Ipokia.

In his words “In MAPOLY there is always about 9 to 10 hours non- interrupted electricity supply, but since this crisis began,we hardly get electricity for  three hours.

"We are concerned about the survival and pabulum of both Institutions. But, nobody is talking to us, we have written three separate letters to the government through the commissioner for education and one directly to the government, we got no response.

“The government doesn’t give us money to finance the institution, yet we find means by paying our staffs.“We didn’t say the government is doing bad, what we need is that, they should call us for dialogue and listen to our points.

This was following the vie between Ogun State government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, MAPOLY chapter over the conversion of the Polytechnic to Moshood University of Science and Technology, Abeokuta, and establishment of Ogun State Polytech.

While asked to talk on the proposed exams for which time table had been released, Abiola said, "We are not on strike, but exam is not starting, lectures still contincontinue.