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Do not fill this in! {{Short description|Nigerian polytechnic}} {{Infobox university | name = Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | motto = Technology, Innovation and Service | motto_lang = | mottoeng = | established = {{start date|1973}} | type = [[Public university|Public]] | parent = | affiliation = | religious_affiliation = | academic_affiliation = | endowment = | budget = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chairperson = | chancellor = | president = | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = | rector = Abdul Jimoh Mohammed | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students = | city = [[Ilorin]] | state = [[Kwara State]] | province = | country = [[Nigeria]] | coordinates = | campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] | language = | free_label = | free = | colors = | mascot = | sporting_affiliations = | website = {{URL|kwarastatepolytechnic.edu.ng}} | logo = Kwara State Polytechnic (logo).jpg | footnotes = }} '''Kwara State Polytechnic'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-13|title=How many Polytechnics are in Kwara State?|url=https://theinformant247.com/how-many-polytechnics-are-in-kwara-state/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=The Informant247|language=en-US}}</ref> is a [[Nigerian]] tertiary institution that was established in 1973 by the then Military Governor of [[Kwara State]] Col. [[David Bamigboye]] after the decision to establish a [[Institute of technology|polytechnic]] in Kwara State was announced in 1971.<ref name="ksp">{{cite web | url=http://kwarastatepolytechnic.edu.ng/?page_id=74 | title=A Synopsis of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin | accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref> It is located in [[Ilorin]], the capital of Kwara State. ==History== Kwara State Polytechnic started with 110 pioneering students, and it offers [[National Diploma (United Kingdom)|National Diploma]] and [[Higher National Diploma]] in courses at [[undergraduate]] levels.<ref name="ksp"/><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/08/kwara-poly-disowns-suspected-cultists/ | title=Kwara Poly disowns suspected cultists | work=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]] | date=August 18, 2015 | accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref> The College eventually came into existence following the promulgation of Kwara State Edict no. 4 of 1972 (now overtaken by the edict no. 21 of 1984 edict No. 13 of 1987 and edict no. 7 of 1994) as a body empowered by statute "to provide for studies, training, research and development of techniques in arts and language, applied sciences, engineering, management and commerce, education and well as in other spheres of learning". The Kwara State Polytechnic formally commenced operation in January 1973 with an administrative machinery patterned closely after the existing universities in the country.<ref name="ksp" /> ===Rectors=== Below is the list of Rectors from inception: {| class="wikitable" |+ KWARA POLYTECHNIC LIST OF RECTORS |- !S/N !!NAMES !!PERIOD AS RECTOR !!REMARK |- |1 |Professor R.W.H. Wright | 1973 β 1976 |- |2 |Chief Zacchaeus Olorunfemi Mowaiye | 1976 β 1978 |Deceased |- |3 |Dr. J.O. Amode | 1978 β 1982 |- |4 |Dr. Samuel Adeyemi Oladosu | 1990 β 1997 |Deceased<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.ilorin.info/fullnews.php?id=8782 |work = Ilorin Info |title = OLADOSU, EX-RECTOR, KWARA POLY, PASSES ON |author = Ilorin Info |date = September 2, 2011 |accessdate = 2021-01-21 }}</ref> |- |5 |Dr. N.O. Oyeleke | 1997 β 1998 | |- |6 |Professor M.A. Olatunji | 1998 β 2002 | |- |7 |Dr. A.A. Saadu | 2002 β 2004 | |- |8 |Dr. Abdulkareem Babaita | 2004 β 2008 | |- |9 |Chief Ogunsola | 2008βJune 2009<ref>{{cite web |url = https://sprojectng.com/assessment-of-performance-evaluation-of-academic-staff-in-nigerian-tertiary-institutions-a-case-study-of-kwara-state-polytechnic-ilorin/ |work = SProjectNG |title = ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ACADEMIC STAFF IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC ILORIN) |author = |date = |accessdate = 2021-01-21 }}</ref> | |- |10 |Alh. Masood Elelu |Jun09βJun2019<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.ilorin.info/fullnews.php?id=10445 |work = Ilorin Info |title = Kwara Poly Rector lobbies govt, others for tenure extension |author = Ilorin Info |date = May 1, 2014 |accessdate = 2021-01-21 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url = https://theeagleonline.com.ng/ahmed-approves-re-appointment-of-kwara-polytechnic-rector/ |work = The Eagle Online |title = Ahmed approves re-appointment of Kwara polytechnic rector |author = Popoola Babalola |date = June 18, 2014 |accessdate = 2021-01-21 }}</ref> | |- |11 |Dr. Abdul Jimoh Mohammed | Oct 2019 β<ref>{{cite web |url = https://theeagleonline.com.ng/abdulrazaq-names-new-rector-for-kwara-poly/ |work = The Eagle Online |title = AbdulRazaq names new Rector for Kwara Poly |author = The Eagle Online |date = October 26, 2019 |accessdate = 2021-01-21 }}</ref> |} On 27 October 2019, Kwara State Polytechnic got a new Rector following the approval of the '''Kwara state''' Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The Rector, Engr. Dr Abdul Jimoh Mohammed Succeeded Alhaji Mas'ud Elelu whose tenure ended in June, 2019. Dr Abdul Jimoh Mohammed was until his appointment Deputy Rector (Academics) at the [[Federal Polytechnic, Offa|Federal Polytechnic Offa]], Kwara State. He holds two doctorate degrees, including one in Metallurgical and Material Science from Witwatersrand University South Africa in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://theeagleonline.com.ng/abdulrazaq-names-new-rector-for-kwara-poly/ |work = The Eagle Online |title = AbdulRazaq names new Rector for Kwara Poly |author = The Eagle Online |date = October 26, 2019 |accessdate = 2021-01-21 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-29|title=Fact Check: NDLEA officials didnβt attack Kwara Poly students|url=https://theinformant247.com/fact-check-trending-reports-of-ndlea-attack-on-kwara-state-polytechnic-students-were-fake-news/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=The Informant247|language=en-US}}</ref> ==See also== * [[List of polytechnics in Nigeria]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Coord|8.593575|N|4.660868|E|display=title}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Universities and colleges in Nigeria]] [[Category:1973 establishments in Nigeria]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1973]] [[Category:Education in Kwara State]] [[Category:Ilorin]] {{Nigeria-university-stub}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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