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January 31, 2017

Ogun Assembly passes bill converting MAPOLY to varsity

By Daud Olatunji
ABEOKUTA—The Ogun State House of Assembly Tuesday passed the bills for the conversion of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta to Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology.

The Assembly also passed the bill on the creation of a new state polytechnic at Ipokia in the Ogun West senatorial district.

The bills titled: “HB No. 10/OG/2017- A bill for a law to provide for the Establishment of Moshood Abiola University of Technology and for matters of Administration and Discipline of Students Connected Therewith”. That of new polytechnics to be cited at Ipokia reads, “HB No. 11/OG/2017- A bill for a law to provide for the Establishment, Incorporation, Constitution and Functions of the Ogun State Polytechnics, Ipokia and for other matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.”

name which now reads “Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology”, in the process, clause- to – clause reading and adoption of the bills was done before the members of the House by Hon. Fasanya, just as the bill seeking the creation of a new Polytechnic underwent same legislative procedure with room for multi-campus system for the institution.