Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has set in motion modalities aimed at revamping the state-owned tertiary institutions in a bid to restore full academic activities there.

The Governor on Sunday, June 16, 2019 constituted a committee to look into the operational modalities of Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUTECH) in Abeokuta and Ogun State Polytechnic (Ogun Poly) in Ipokia.

The committee is headed by a former Vice Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, Professor Segun Awonusi, while the Director, Primary and Tertiary Education in the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Dr Waheed Olanloye, will serve as Secretary.

Other members of the committee are a former Rector of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta,  Waheed Kadiri, National President of Workplace Educators and Managers Association of Nigeria (WEMAN), Prof Joseph Odemuyiwa, Chief Lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Dr Biodun Oluseye, Abeeb Wale Ajayi, and National President of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association, H.O. Ayoade.

A statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, stated that this has become necessary because the state-owned Moshood Abiola Polytechic (MAPOLY) has been comatose since the MAUTECH and Ogun Poly were created.

The statement noted that as a result of the unresolved issues, the fate of candidates and students of MAPOLY and their lecturers now hangs in a balance and worse still, academic activities have been disrupted.

The Governor, thus, ordered that MAPOLY should revert to status quo ante with full academic activities restored, while the committee determines the way forward for the new institutions.

“As a responsible government, we cannot fold our arms and allow the situation to continue. We cherish human capital development. This committee is therefore set up to holistically review the status, viability and sustainability of these newly established institutions.”

“The review committee is expected to recommend operational modalities for these institutions after interfacing with stakeholders in the education sector,” the Governor said.

The committee’s terms of reference include ascertaining the current operational status of Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology, Abeokuta and Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia; identify issues and challenges related to the establishment and operations of the two institutions; determine the viability and sustainability of the institutions on a long term basis; identify any other issue(s) related to the objectives of the assignment; and make recommendations for the consideration of the government.