It was an atmosphere of praise and worship on Wednesday morning at the Ekiti State Polytechnic, Iṣan Ekiti as staff members converged to appreciate God for his mercy and love over them to witness year 2024 in good and sound health.
According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Polytechnic, Martins Olowoyo , different songs were rendered to appreciate God while prayers were offered to commit the new year unto the hands of the Lord.
In his sermon during the annual prayer held at the Polytechnic Conference Hall, the Polytechnic Librarian, Dr Johnson Ayodeji Akerele advised staff members to embark on steps that could move them forward this year and always seek the face of God for directions.
Addressing the gathering, the Rector, Professor Johnson Adesodun who said the programme was organized to commit year 2024 unto God’s hands, advocated unity among the staff of the Polytechnic.
He urged them to be more disciplined and shun any act that could affect the reputation of the institution, saying new technology will be deployed to monitor the movement of staff but not to witch-hunt anybody.
Professor Adesodun also promised to improve on welfare of the staff, asking them to work towards increasing the enrollment of more students.
The Rector informed the gathering that the institution will have its first convocation this year having gotten full accreditation for all its programmes.
He also announced that the school is set to propose four new programmes to include: Business Administration, Quantity Survey, Science Lab Tech, and Library and Information Science.
The programme was well attended by the Polytechnic Rector Prof Johnson Kayode Adesodun, the Bursar Mr Johnson Oludayo Awe and the Librarian, Dr Johnson Ayodeji Akerele among other academic leaders of the Polytechnic.
