As part of efforts to ensure seamless commencement of academic activities at the Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia, following the approval of the National Board for Technical Education to transfer accredited courses of the old Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta to the new Polytechnic at Ipokia, the Ogun State Government has announced the appointment of Dr. Samson Adeola Odedina as the pioneer Rector of the institution.
The announcement was contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Taiwo Adeoluwa.
Dr. Odedina was a one-time Rector of the Gateway Information Communication Technology Polytechnic, Itori.
In the same vein, it also approved the constitution of a Governing Council for the institution, with Ambassador Isiaka Adesola Abolurin as Chairman.
The acting Rector of the old MAPOLY, Abeokuta, Ayo Tella, will now function as the Deputy Rector for the combined and newly created Ogun State Polytechnic.
Other members of the Council are Engr. Niyi Olumide, Alhaji Waheed Kadiri, Prof. Kayode Biodun Olurin, Olaolu Idowu, Idowu Adegbite, Akin Orebiyi and Moji Bobade (nee Abiose).
Others are Hakeem Olatunbosun Ayoade, representing the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association; Chief Jare Oyesola, representing the Ogun State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture; and Roselyn A. Onalaja, representing the National Employers’ Consultative Association.
The new Rector holds a Ph.D in Crop Production from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, M.Sc in Crop Science from Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, among other educational and professional qualifications.
Odedina joined the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure in 1990 and rose through the ranks to the position of Chief Lecturer in 2012 and was appointed Provost of the institution in 2015.
Fifty-two-year-old Odedina had a stint with the Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme as Village Extension Agent in Ajebo village between 1986 and 1987.
He has over 60 publications in National and International media.
Abolurin was a career Diplomat, who served as in various capacities at the Nigeria High Commission in Kenya, Nigerian Embassies in Germany and South Korea, among other foreign Missions.
He retired in 2016 as the State Coordinator/Head of United Nations office, Malakal, Upper Nile State.
He holds a Masters of International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Ibadan.
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