Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has approved the tenure renewal of Prof. Usman Ogbo as the Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja.
The Spokesperson of the Polytechnic, Uredo Omale disclosed the reappointment in a statement on Monday, stating that the tenure renewal was due to the superlative performance of the Rector over the last four years.
Prof. Ogbo thanked the Governor for acknowledging his modest contributions to the growth of the institution.
“He also appreciated the immediate past Governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, for bringing him on board as Acting Rector after which the appointment was confirmed in 2021.
“The Rector also thanked the Governing Council, Academic Board, Management, staff and students of the institution for the invaluable support that assisted in the transformation of Polytechnic this far.
“He vowed to put in much more efforts in his second term to strengthen the positive visibility of the institution.
“It would be recalled that since coming on board as Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof. Usman has radically transformed the institution as reflected in massive infrastructure improvement, security of lives and properties, full accreditation of programmes stagnated for years, administrative reforms, restoration of discipline, general quality assurance, amongst others.
“The Directorate of Public Relations and Protocol wishes the Rector a more successful second term,” Omale said.
