MAPOLY to Become Degree Awarding Institution
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State is to become a degree-awarding institution.
The Rector of the institution, Prof. Oludele Itiola, disclosed this at the institution’s matriculation.
According to the rector, the process to achieve it has since begun, and that in a few years, all that is needed for the take-off will be completed just as efforts are also being made to recruit more staff into the state -owned polytechnic.
The Rector, while advising the fresh students to face their studies and shun cultism, examination malpractice and other vices that could abort their chances of reaching worthy goals, stated that with “adequate funds” the institution would produce the needed Electronic voting technology (e-ballot box) that could help Nigeria overcome challenges of manual voting.
“A sample of an e-ballot box was produced two years ago by the polytechnic’s Electrical/Electronics Engineering Department. The device is made of transparent materials and can count electronically, 9,999 ballot papers within a given period. It also prevents ballot stuffing, among other electoral malpractices”.
Professor Itiola explained further that, the device could be produced in large quantities not just as a contribution to the national development, but also to help tackle some of the nation’s electoral challenges that may still manifest in future elections.
“Our exploits in national development, including but not limited to the production of a fueless generating set and an electronic ballot box”
“The thing (electronic ballot box) is already workable but we need to do some fine-tuning and to do mass production is different from doing something on the pilot scale. So, we need funds.”
The rector while speaking, identified other challenges facing the institutions as “need for more classrooms and the need to provide some facilities in the library and providing of hostels for the students”.