LASPOTECH Rector Solicits Govt, Others’ Support to Upgrade to Varsity

Funmi Ogundare

The Rector of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Mr. Oluyinka Sogunro, has said the institution is working to ensure that it upgrades to a university, adding that with the support of the state government and organisations committed to excellence in education, research and service, it will become a key global player among institutions. Sogunro made this known recently while briefing journalists on activities marking the polytechnic’s 25th convocation ceremony tagged, ‘LASPOTECH Aloft at 40’, which kicked-off on March 2 with an interdenominational prayer service. According to him, the institution has over the years, invested a lot in human capacity building through training and retraining of staff with the support of the state government and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), adding that it has budgeted N750 million for modern equipment to fast track its development.

“The state government has budgeted N750 million for our accreditation coming up in the second quarter of 2017 for facilities and modern equipment and we will continue to improve on what we have.”

On the convocation ceremony, which will hold on March 9 at the Ikorodu Campus, he said a total of 9,228 students will be graduating across all its schools for the 2015/2016 academic session with only 273 having distinction.

“Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the Deputy, Dr. Idiayat Adebule are some of the dignitaries expected at the programme. We will be commissioning the School of Technology Complex and School of Aeronautics. “Our vision is to be an institution offering world class services and produce skilled manpower for commerce and industry using modern facilities and competent personnel for the benefit of all. Hence the programme run in the polytechnic are well designed for the growth of the Nigerian economy; and our graduates have contributed immensely towards the growth of the economy.