Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun and one of Nigeria’s foremost businessmen and philanthropists, Alhaji Ibrahim Egungbohun Dende, posited that polytechnic education is needed for technological advancement.
They called on well-meaning public members to partner with authorities across the Nigerian polytechnics to ensure the country’s technological advancement.
With specific emphasis on sponsoring research results, making funds available for mass production, and promoting inventions, Abiodun and Egungbohun called for more funding of technology-based education in the country to entrench the needed path for the nation’s industrial growth.
While speaking at the 6th Combined Convocation Ceremony of the Ogun State Institute of Technology (OGITECH), Igbesa, the duo called in the state’s Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area. The governor unveiled self-made electric cars and drones as part of the innovations and breakthroughs produced by the institution’s Engineering Department.
The governor, represented by his deputy, Engr Noimot Salako-Oyedele, explained that his administration recognises that quality education and innovation are critical to sustainable development in today’s rapidly evolving world. Hence, his administration remains committed to delivering high-quality education that meets global standards.
However, announcing a gift of N2 million each to the three best-graduating students of the institution for the 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023/2024 academic sessions, Abiodun declared that institutions such as OGITECH play a crucial role in producing a skilled workforce that would help drive industrial growth, economic development, and national progress.
Speaking with newsmen after being conferred the institution’s Fellowship award, Egungbohun called on the government at all levels to continue making vocational and technical education more attractive to youths so that the country can meet global industrial challenges.
