The Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilọrin, Engr Abdul Jimoh Mohammed, has pleaded with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to take over the payment of its staff salaries for six months.

The Rector made the plea on Thursday at the 29th Convocation Ceremony of the 2022/2023 academic session.

About 8,350 students graduated during the occasion including 3,000 HNDs, 5,350 ONDs and part-time students with 102 distinctions.

According to him, “Our plea is for the government to give us what I call a salary holiday for just six months. That is taking over the payment of staff salaries for that during and let him come and see what we can do with it.

“But I tell you with that action, we will transform this institution further beyond imagination. Such ‘rebates’ will be a game changer for us.”

He however, thanked the Governor for creating an enabling environment for the management of the institution to discharge its duties effectively.

Engr Mohammed said its newly commissioned 33Kv injection substations power project funded from its internally generated revenue (IGR), is now powering six federal government agencies and four communities.

“The project will ensure regular power supply to the polytechnic, Apata-Yakuba, Oyun, Oke-oyi and Oke-Ose communities in Moro and Ilorin east local government areas.

“Other state and federal government agencies that will also benefits from the institution’s largesse are the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Kwara State Television Authority, Radio Kwara, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Ltd (NNPCL), Joint Administration and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) amongst others”, he submitted.