Olu Samuel, Lokoja

The Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, will on Saturday, graduate a total number of 12,080 students at its 4th combined convocation ceremony.

A breakdown of this figure indicated 7,653 students bagged National Diploma while 4,427 bagge6 Higher National Diploma ststus.

Also 249 Students would be graduating with distinction during the 4th Combined Convocation ceremony.

This is as the Polytechnic says it pride’s itself as an institution committed to graduating students who are employers of labour in the country.

The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Salisu Usman Ogbo, disclosed this at the 4th combined convocation ceremony held at the Polytechnic main campus in Lokoja, on Saturday.

The Rector enumerated some of his achievements in the Polythecnic to include tackling of insecurity that was synonymous with the institution before his assumption of office, gained prominence in academic matters and quality assurance as 30 programmes of the institution had received full accreditation.

He said that his administration was able to established New directorates, improved the physical infrastructure in the institution as well improvement in environmental maintenance

While pointing out that his administration succeeded in blocking revenue leakages in the institution, expressed satisfaction with the increase in internally generated revenue, added that his administration has also recruited new staff in the institution.

The Polytechnic Dr. Ogbo explained has within the limit of available resources implemented the promotion of staff from 2015-2019, started the initiative of constituting the Alumni Association of the institution.

He also said that the Polytechnic under his tenure has erected a Secretariat for the Student Union Government, pointing out that the result processing of the Polytechnic have been fast tracked, with the introduction of Academic Board Central Results Verification