By ‘Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
The Oloffa of Offa, Oba Muftau Gbadamosi, the Esuwoye II, has donated a 33KVA generator and another 500KVA transformer to the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, to help alleviate the power challenges in the institution.
The monarch made this known to members of the institution’s Governing Council, led by its chairman; Dr. Usman Ahmed, MFR, who paid him visit in the palace.
Oba Gbadamosi said that he had cause to do that at a time that students of the institution wanted to protest an alleged irregular power supply to their school, which was brought to his knowledge and he had to promptly intervene by calling the students to his palace, pacified them and subsequently donated the multi-mlion naira electrical items.
Commending the Council for not constituting a burden to the polytechnic by way of being self-centred with outrageous demands like others, the Oloffa pointed out that instead, it is the Council that had been giving out towards the growth of the institution.
The monarch disclosed that he had been on the throne for 12 years, pointing out that all along, he ensured that he showed strong intrests in the growth and progress of the institution.
He added that he regarded the polytecnic as an enviable Federal Government presence in his domain, stressing that his subjects as well appreciate the government’s gesture a great deal.
Oba Gbadamosi rated the Governing Council as the best of the three appointed by government to oversee the affairs of the polytechnic since he ascended the throne 12 years ago, judging by its commitment and zeal towards the development of the school.
The Council was in Offa Poly to commission five capital projects completed under the watch of its acting Rector, Dr. Olarongbe Afolabi.
Earlier, the acting Rector, Dr. Afolabi, had praised the Oba for his fatherly roles in the affairs of the school, which he said
had brought about steady progress and development in the institution.
He disclosed that the Oloffa had been playing a good fatherly roles for the institurion, most importantly, by supporting its progress and being handy in the areas of trade dispute resolutions and coming to give concrete assistance which often times are huge in kind.
Dr Afolabi revealed that in the month of June alone, the Oloffa came in at three different instances to play roles that helped in mediating on issues very pertinent to the smooth running of the polytechnic community.
Also speaking, the Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr. Ahmed, thanked the Oloffa for being there always to see to the growth of the institution through his personal interventions in kind and mediating in times of disputes.
He expressed satisfaction with the resolute of the Acting Rector, the management, staff and students of the polytechnic for making optimal
use of the resources available, stressing that he and his Council members had toured the two campuses and were satisfied with what they saw.
The projects commissioned included: the Polytechnic Bookshop,; the Polytechnic Main Store; the Science Laboratory Technology, SLT, Laborartory; Food Technology Building; Business Administration Building and the Extension of Mass Communication Studios.
