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MAPOLY Staff Raise Alarm Over Funding Crisis, Urge Abiodun to Intervene

Published by Samuel Ayomide on March 16th, 2026.

Workers at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) have appealed to Dapo Abiodun to urgently intervene with financial support to prevent the institution from sliding deeper into a funding crisis.

The call was made by the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP), MAPOLY chapter, which warned that inadequate government subvention has continued to strain the polytechnic’s operations and ability to meet its obligations.

In a statement jointly signed by the union’s chairman, Tunde Abiodun, and secretary, Olutosin Ogundeyi, the association revealed that the institution currently faces a significant gap between its financial commitments and government funding. According to the union, the polytechnic’s monthly salary obligations exceed ₦210 million, while the monthly subvention from the state government stands at about ₦20.75 million — a figure the workers say has remained unchanged for over a decade despite rising economic realities.

The union said the funding shortfall has forced the institution’s management to depend heavily on internally generated revenue to keep essential activities running and maintain infrastructure. However, the association noted that declining student enrolment in recent years has further weakened this source of income.

Reports monitored in The Punch indicated that the financial strain has been worsened by falling student numbers, which union leaders attributed to accreditation challenges, increased competition among tertiary institutions, and infrastructural limitations within the polytechnic.

The association also raised concerns about the institution’s ability to sustain accreditation for some academic programmes under the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). According to the union, accreditation processes require significant investment in laboratories, workshops, libraries, teaching equipment, and staff development programmes. Without adequate funding, departments may struggle to meet regulatory standards, a situation that could affect admissions and further reduce the institution’s attractiveness to prospective students.

Similarly, The Guardian Nigeria has reported that funding challenges continue to affect many technical institutions in Nigeria, raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of polytechnic education in the country.

The union further pointed out that several facilities across the institution require urgent rehabilitation, modernisation, and expansion to meet the demands of contemporary teaching and technological training. Addressing these infrastructural needs, the workers said, would significantly improve the quality of education offered by the institution and restore its competitiveness among similar institutions nationwide.

SSANIP emphasised that Moshood Abiola Polytechnic remains an important centre for technical education, entrepreneurship development, and manpower training within Ogun State, noting that strengthening the institution would bring broader socio-economic benefits to the state.

The association therefore urged the Ogun State Government to urgently review the current level of subvention and provide special financial intervention to support programme accreditation and infrastructure development.

While reaffirming its commitment to industrial harmony, the union appealed to the government to give immediate attention to the situation, stressing that timely intervention would help stabilise the polytechnic and enable it to continue fulfilling its mandate of training skilled manpower for national development.