The Catholic Church, Diocese of Osogbo, has taken over The
Polytechnic, Imesi-Ile, Osun State.
The polytechnic, which was established in 2013, offers
courses in Computer Science, Computer Engineering Technology,
Electrical/Electronic Engineering and Business Administration/Management.
These four courses were said to have been approved by the
NBTE while the management of the school said it was working hard and making
arrangement to ask for more by providing more classrooms and required
equipment.
The school, which was established by the community, has an
administrative complex, a well-equipped chemistry, biology, physics
laboratories.
It is also said to have a computer technology laboratory and
a hardware workshop, among others.
Also acquired alongside the school is a 101-hectare
permanent site, whose landscape map shows structures, proposed facilities and
departments.
Speaking during the take-over ceremony, the paramount
ruler, Owa Ooye of Imesi-Ile, Oba Enoch
Akinyemi, said that he was sure that the church would transform the school.
Oba Akinyemi added that the performance of the Catholic Church in educational standards made him
believe that the polytechnic would soon experience what he described as an “
all round development.”
He said, “The institution has been handed over to the
Catholic Church in all aspects of learning without any condition attached and
all must be done to make it perform credibly.”
Chairman of the Transition Committee, Prof. Olu Aina, also
expressed delight at the quality of structure and equipment on ground.
He, however, added that much more would be done to make sure
that the “school meets the vision of the country in terms of vocational and
technical education as well as make it a vibrant and technological
institution.”
The Bishop of Osogbo Diocese of the Church, Bishop John
Oyejola, who was represented at the occasion by Vicar General, Very Revd.
Father Thaddeus Ajayi, commended the Oba, the institution’s committee and the
community in general, for supporting the take-over.
Other members of the committee are Prof. Adeyemi Adediwura,
Mrs. Victoria Olaosun, Mrs. Esther Olagunju, Dr. Julius Omiwale, Mr. Tope
Abiola, Rev. Father Peter Adeyemi, Rev Father Benjamin Adebiyi and Rev. Father
Emmanuel Olaberinjo.
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