Ede Poly Matriculates 8,982 Students, As Rector Gifts Overall Best Graduating Student 250k Reward

Ede Poly Matriculates 8,982 New Students, As Rector Gifts Overall Best Graduating Student 250k To Reward Excellence

The Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, has on Friday matriculated 8,982 fresh students for the 2022/2023 academic session.

This is even as the Polytechnic Rector, Dr. Sani Man Yahaya gifted the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand naira (250,000) to the overall best student for year 2021/2022 Academic Session, Aiyegbusu faith Esther as a reward for excellent performance and to encourage other students.

Aiyegbusu who studied Office Management Technology, National Diploma scored Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.00 to emerge overall best student.

Meanwhile, the matriculants, comprising of full-time and part-time National Diploma, as well as Higher National Diploma students, took the oath of allegiance during the ceremony which was the 29th of its kind.

Addressing the new entrants, Dr. Man Yahaya who congratulated the Matriculants for being found suitable for admission, urged them to acquit themselves with dos and don’t of the the citadel of learning, as the school has zero tolerance for any misdemeanors.

“You should count yourself among the luckiest ones for the privilege of being among the 8,982 candidates offered admission to study in this Polytechnic out of millions of candidates who wrote the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

“It is important to let you know that a total number of 7,430 candidates chose the Federal Polytechnic, Ede as their First Choice for studies in this Academic Session and only 2,294 were offered admission after the Post-UTME Screening Exercise.

“My dear Matriculants, it may interest you to know that in my capacity as the sixth substantive Rector of this Polytechnic you are the very first set of students I am admitting into the membership of this unique and great community, the Federal Polytechnic Ede, where great scholars are made. I have the conviction that God will use this Polytechnic to nurture your growth and development in all facets of life.

“As bonafide students of this Polytechnic, you must endeavour to make the Students’ Information Handbook your companion by reading it regularly, to be familiar with its contents and thereby maximize the advantage of your studentship.

“It is worthy to also inform you that the Polytechnic has zero tolerance for cultism and other sundry anti-social vices i.e. riot, looting, arson, cultism, disobedience, examination malpractices, drug abuse, drunkenness, cheating, disrespect for constituted authorities, indecent dressing etc.

The rector also enjoined parents and guardians of the Matriculants on prompt payment of the fees and other charges payable by the students to assist the polytechnic deliver on its mandate.

He however, decried the records indicating that majority of the students are yet to pay the prescribed/chargeable fees, describing this as alarming.

Dr Man Yahaya disclosure that the Polytechnic has taken the decision that no student would be allowed to write examinations without full payment of all the prescribed fees.

The rector also sought the opportunity to thank staff and members of the Polytechnic Community for their respective contributions to the success recorded thus far as he also seized this opportunity to remind them that the task of moving this institution to its enviable position is a joint responsibilities of all of us.

The matriculating students are of School of Applied Sciences, 1,945; School of Science and Technology, 1,125; School of Communication and Information Science, 1,010; School of Business and Management Studies, 2,552; School of Engineering Technology, 1,422; School of Environmental Studies, 888; and School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, 40.