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RUGIPO GIANT STRIDES TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT... Fighting corruption headlong - Management




The Management of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State, has  described all media attack on the institution as an attempt to distract the management from the position  drive to turn the school into a Silicon Valley, noting that it is non–negotiable.

The Management in a release made available to Journalist signed by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Samuel Ojo said its became necessary to open the eyes of the staffers and the public to the landmark and unique contributions and achievements of the institution, through efforts of the current management of the institution and the support of State government led by Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.



The management described RUGIPO as a centre of Excellence, noting that the institution has achieved some of the good dreams of the visitor to the institution-Arakunrin Odunayo Oluwarotimi Akeredolu(SAN) as RUGIPO is now  a centre of excellence for massive infastructural development.

 The management while identifying and solicits the entire workers, pensioners and their dependants at this period, promised of commitment and determination of the management and the vision, not to disappoint them.

“The current government of Ondo State inherited a failed state —there  were no infrastructures, institutions and government sponsored programs, to encourage and nurture the creation of wealth, and the building of the middle class. This has resulted in the creation and perpetuation of a consumptive society where there’s no encouragement and support of manufacturing and mass productions of goods and services.


“Any society that only consumes what others have produced, without manufacturing its own goods and services will never be economical strong nor politically relevant.Today,  the difference is clear with the emergence of Aketi as governor of the state.


“The 9 months outstanding salaries owed the Polytechnic has been reduced to 4, Ondo state is gradually becoming a major agricultural and tourism destination in Africa.The economy is open for private enterprise to thrive- Aketi has cracked the nut and  the exploration and production of our bitumen in Ondo State is on course.


“When we came into office, we took some important steps in line with our mandate and to key into the transformation agenda of Mr Governor  to  Re-tool, Reconstruct  & Reposition Ondo State Polytechnic, Owo ( RUGIPO) and make it a leading research institute committed to improving the human condition through advanced science and technology.

The institution posit that in efforts of the management to reduce waste, curb corruption embarked on staff audit from which a lot of annomalies  and irregularities were discovered, as some  non-existent staff continued to draw salaries and allowances every month from coffers of RUGIPO which the management has stopped.


Adding that lot of staff were promoted far beyond their competence, qualifications and the extant rules of the school, thereby constituting heavy financial burden and drain on the school resources, since the management has stopped all these irregularities.

The institution also in her efforts at making quality and quantity I've education a priority, outlawed the sale of handouts and conducting impromptu test, which were the seeds for corruption  and victimisation at the school.

While syndicate operating marks for money were rounded-up and brought to justice. Another syndicate for issuing fake certificates for non-qualified people were arrested and dismissed from the school, at putting the standard of the institution in right footing moreso, henceforth ,promotion and other staff welfare were done and handle in accordance with  guiding Laws and principle.

According to the school management, in other to prevent the school from total collapse, the  council has introduced performance, budget and vacancy as the basis for promotion, and these gave room for more development.

Informing on the need for privatisation of the institution staff school, management notes that the school spent nothing less than #170 million yearly on the school and only to realize back meagre of #20million, hence need to take such for accountability and development .

Adding that a lot of politics of "war Lord's" and intricacies that are detrimental to peace, development and tranquility of the institution we're being played by some staff,which the authority use a subtle measures at putting stop to this drastic acts.

The institution that is ranked as one of the best 9 in Nigeria in 2020, has put in place  Internet penetration on campus, establishment of Huawei ICT academy, restoration of damaged ICT Centre, renovation of water bottling/bread factory and construction of perimeter fence, reduction of outstanding salaries from 9 months to 4 months, complete E-Test Centre building, FSSCS Building, FAT Building, Rectory Building, Registry Building, Bursary Building.

 While Teetfund overseas/local training for large numbers of employees of the institution, Teetfund scholarship to large numbers of  employees to pursue PhD/MsC in local & foreign universities, installation of transmission equipment for Rugipo Radio, collaboration with one of the best universities in Nigeria to commence degree programmes from October/November 2020, State of the earth Tech hub have been approved for the school.

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