Fasilat Oluwuyi
As part of the activities to mark the 2020 world Engineering Day,the students of the school of Engineering of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta has celebrated this year’s day with project exhibition.
Students from the four schools of Engineering;Civil,Electrical,Mechanical and computer engineering came together to exhibit and showcase their innovative projects.
Speaking, Dr. Oluyide a lecturer in the school of Engineering noted that the essence of the exhibition was to showcase wonderful projects made by the students adding that it is going to be an annual event.
“As parts of the engineering community we deem it fit that we should demonstrate some of our wonderful projects that our students are coming up with.It is going to be an annual event”
Some of the project exhibited includes, android control system with calculator,home board,android water control system,face recognition system,water generating plant,kerosine powered generator,maize shelling machine,frizer,home automation,public address system amongst others.
Addressing the students at the exhibition,the acting rector of the Polytechnic,Dr.Adeoye Odedeji urged them to key into the opportunity they have at hand and do away with distractions.
Odedeji charged the students to start new innovations that generations to come will continue remember them for.
“Hope is not lost seize the opportunity,now is your time turn things around and key into this opportunities.
“Be hard-working,face your studies,get good grades out of this place don’t allow anybody to discourage you.
Odedeji also appealed to the students to pay their school fee on time to enable them plan on time to provide the right facilities.
He advised them to drop the habit of making payment late.
“I have promised you that facilities will be made available only based on the fact that you pay your school fee on time.
“When you have your school fees dont spend it on something that is not useful some of you buy clothes iphones,there can be no miracle without sacrifice.
“No one can be succesful in life when you cant deny yourself of somethings.Put in something that will be productive to your life.
“Am expecting all of you to pay your school fees before this week runs out.”he said
The acting rector also called on the staffs to join hands with the centre for research development and ensure innovation increases.
Odedeji implored them to follow trends and look at the emerging needs in the society to remain relevant.
“My role is to ensure that all available resources will be looked at to produce technical information and knowledge.
That’s our mission and it will be properly disseminated.
“I want to encourage you to sit down and look at the current needs as well as the emerging needs of the society and ask your self what equipment can I design.
“How do I satisfy people’s values, their aspiration.
That is when when you’ll become relevant,follow trends,sit down come out with a concept and come up with a design.
“Put hands together,collaborate with the centre for research and development.
“I see the polytechnic becoming the world acclaimed Polytechnic.We are waiting patiently for your turning around”.