Federal Polytechnic Ayede, Board Chair, Members, Rector Pays Courtesy Visit to Chief Sunday Dare at his Doxology Country Home, Receives Assurance Of More Support

The newly constituted leadership team of the Federal Polytechnic Ayede in her maiden board leadership meeting, led by the Board Chairman, Barrister Mrs. Ademubowale Adelabu, and the Rector, Engr. Dr. Taofeek Abdulhameed, paid a courtesy visit to Chief Sunday Dare, FNIS, CON, at his doxology country home in Ogbomoso.

The visit, which took place on August 12, 2024, during the maiden board members meeting was aimed at strengthening the relationship between the institution, stakeholders and its host community, as well as seeking the support of Chief Sunday Dare, who has been a stalwart supporter of the polytechnic from his birth.

Present at the meeting were members of the board, including Alhaji Aminu Sokoto, Mrs. Monisola Tegbe, Alhaji Modu Minter, and Chief Matthew Adesanya.

In his remarks, Chief Sunday Dare, who is also the Agbaakin of Ogbomosoland, assured the Federal Polytechnic Ayede new board and management team of his total support towards achieving their goals and the progress mandate as contained in the President Bola Tinubu administration and in the Ogbomosoland 25-year development plans, he emphasized the relationship he had with the last institution board.

Rector Engr. Dr. Taofeek Abdulhameed, in his speech, emphasized the significant role played by Chief Sunday Dare in the establishment of the institution. He highlighted how Chief Dare had facilitated the lease of the current temporary site of the institution owned by the Federal Youth Ministry, and had facilitated the provision of sum of N100 million to support the institution's takeoff. He also mentioned that the first bus owned by the institution was donated by Chief Sunday Dare, among other tremendous supports.

Board Chairman, Barrister Mrs. Ademubowale Adelabu expressed her gratitude to Mr President who approves her appointment as the board chairman and also for making the youth population his focal point of concerns, she however promises to seek the progress of the institution under the new board leadership.

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Others present at the courtesy visit included Dr. Samson Adegoke Maigida, Mr. Alabi Adebayo Amole Oloriebi, Barrister Daud Suleiman, former Chairman of Ogbomoso North LG, Hon.Ademola Olawale Agbademo , former Vice-Chairman of Ogbomoso North, Hon. Joel, Prince Abass Baiyewuwon, Hon. Sola Kolawole, Leadership of National Fogsu, Ogbomoso Federation of Students Union among others.