The Rector of Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, Dr Mobolaji Onasanya, has appealed to the Ogun State Government to increase the institution’s monthly subvention to the school.

He also called for equitable access to Tertiary Education Trust Fund interventions to address the institution’s infrastructure deficit.

Onasanya suggested that the state government should consider rotating TETFund support and interventions among its tertiary institutions so that each institution would know the exact year it would benefit from the federal government intervention.

The rector made this call on Monday during a press conference held at the polytechnic premises to herald the combined convocation ceremony and 20th anniversary celebration scheduled for Thursday.

He argued that a situation in which some institutions in the state had not benefited from the federal government intervention in the last 10 to 15 years was impacting negatively on the rapid development of the affected institutions.

According to Onasanya, the polytechnic had not accessed TETFund intervention since 2020, despite its growing need for lecture rooms, laboratories, workshops, staff offices, student hostels and other essential facilities.

He said, “Another important concern is access to Tertiary Education Trust Fund intervention. The polytechnic reports that it has not accessed TETFund intervention since 2020. We respectfully seek consideration of a practicable and equitable rotational arrangement for infrastructure support among state-owned tertiary institutions, so that critical needs can be addressed fairly and sustainably.