Kwara State Polytechnic

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Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin
MottoTechnology, Innovation and Service
Type Public
Established1973 (1973)
Rector Abdul Jimoh Mohammed
Location
Ilorin
,
Kwara State
,
Nigeria
Campus Urban
Website kwarastatepolytechnic.edu.ng
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Kwara State Polytechnic [1] is a Nigerian tertiary institution that was established in 1973 by the then Military Governor of Kwara State Col. David Bamigboye after the decision to establish a polytechnic in Kwara State was announced in 1971. [2] It is located in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State.

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Vision [3]

To be the foremost provider of Technological and Entrepreneurial skills.

Mission

Teach, impart and foster the highest level of intellectual development and provide services to humanity through the exploration of available scientific and research methods.

History

Kwara State Polytechnic started with 110 pioneering students, and it offers National Diploma and Higher National Diploma in courses at undergraduate levels. [2] [4]

The College eventually came into existence following the promulgation of Kwara State Edict no. 4 of 1972 (now overtaken by the edict no. 21 of 1984 edict No. 13 of 1987 and edict no. 7 of 1994) as a body empowered by statute "to provide for studies, training, research and development of techniques in arts and language, applied sciences, engineering, management and commerce, education and well as in other spheres of learning".

The Kwara State Polytechnic formally commenced operation in January 1973 with an administrative machinery patterned closely after the existing universities in the country. [2]

Rectors

Below is the list of Rectors from inception:

KWARA POLYTECHNIC LIST OF RECTORS
S/NNAMESPERIOD AS RECTORREMARK
1Professor R.W.H. Wright1973 – 1976
2Chief Zacchaeus Olorunfemi Mowaiye1976 – 1978Deceased
3Dr. J.O. Amode1978 – 1982
4Dr. Samuel Adeyemi Oladosu1990 – 1997Deceased [5]
5Dr. N.O. Oyeleke1997 – 1998
6Professor M.A. Olatunji1998 – 2002
7Dr. A.A. Saadu2002 – 2004
8Dr. Abdulkareem Babaita2004 – 2008
9Chief Ogunsola2008–June 2009 [6]
10Alh. Masood EleluJune 2009–June 2019 [7] [8]
11Dr. Abdul Jimoh MohammedOct 2019 – [9]

On 27 October 2019, Kwara State Polytechnic got a new Rector following the approval of the Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The Rector, Engr. Dr Abdul Jimoh Mohammed Succeeded Alhaji Mas'ud Elelu whose tenure ended in June 2019.

Dr Abdul Jimoh Mohammed was until his appointment Deputy Rector (Academics) at the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State. He holds two doctorate degrees, including one in Metallurgical and Material Science from Witwatersrand University South Africa in 2016. [10] [11]

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  2. 1 2 3 "A Synopsis of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin" . Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Our Vision and Mission". www.kwarastatepolytechnic.edu.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Kwara Poly disowns suspected cultists". The Guardian . August 18, 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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  7. ↑ Ilorin Info (May 1, 2014). "Kwara Poly Rector lobbies govt, others for tenure extension". Ilorin Info. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
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