The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has scored his administration excessive, saying he might be leaving the state higher than he met it as he bagged the Fellowships Award on the 4th Mixed Convocation of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja.
The governor said this on the mixed convocation for 2013/2014-2022/2023 of the State Polytechnic, Lokoja.
Governor Bello, who was the distinguished visitor on the event, stated a part of his achievements is evidenced within the repositioning of the State Polytechnic to fulfill up with twenty first century challenges.
“My achievements will be attested the place the State Polytechnic was earlier than my assumption of workplace, the place it’s now and what we’ve got repositioned for the longer term.
“We’ve taken time to look into the training sector of our folks. We made training a prime precedence in our thematic agenda.
“We not solely improved the infrastructure and studying in our tertiary institutions, but in addition increaseed our academic institution in order that our youngsters won’t journey far to hunt for information inside 4 years of our second time period administration.”
Governor Bello appreciated the folks of Kogi State for his modest contribution by voting for Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo as his successor, and warranted that Ododo would construct and take the achievements made by his administration to the subsequent degree.
Governor Bello thanked the Chairman of the Governing Council, employees and college students of the Polytechnic for the cooperation his administration loved.
The governor paid glowing tributes to the Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Salisu Usman Ogbo, saying his outstanding achievements had made the state Polytechnic now an establishment of envy, describing it as worthy of emulation the world over.
“To the Rector, Gov. Bello stated, “I’m happy with you. I’m certainly very happy with you. I’ll without end be happy with you”, recommended TETFUND and different donor and monetary businesses for his or her contributions to the repositioning of the Polytechnic.”
In his remarks, the Rector, Dr. Salisu Usman Ogbo, congratulated Alhaji Usman Ododo for rising victorious on the ballot, saying his emergence was for the unity and improvement of the state.
He described his appointment by Gov Bello as an unusual privilege, thanking him for locating him worthy to serve.
The Rector stated he was ready to make use of his three-point agenda of Reform, Restore and Restore, to return the misplaced glory of the Polytechnic to certainly one of envy.
The Polytechnic, Dr. Ogbo, stated it now prides itself as an establishment committed to graduating students who’re employers of labour within the nation.
Prof. Yakubu Isa, Chairman, Governing Council, in his remarks, stated the Polytechnic would proceed to prioritise tutorial and private improvement of scholars, and promised that the Polytechnic would attempt to offer the wanted instruments and sources for college kids to proceed to succeed.
The Governing Council Chairman praised the state authorities and the Tertiary Schooling Belief Fund (TETfund).
In the meantime, 249 obtained Distinctions, whereas 11, 080 had Higher, Decrease Credit and Passes.
Others who bagged fellowships of the establishment included Alhaji. Ozi Salami for sinking a number of boreholes and for granting scholarships to a number of college students of the Polytechnic.
Equally, Barrister Umoru Jimoh of IHS, Prof. Idris M. Bugaji of NBTE and Barr. Moses Azubuike Okafor was conferred with Fellowship of the institution.