Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa (AOPE), Oyo State, is set to graduate 6,650 students during its 7th, 8th, and 9th Combined Convocation, covering the graduating classes of 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Governor Seyi Makinde, Visitor to the institution, is expected to grace the week-long event, which will also feature the conferment of the Foundation Fellowship Award on three distinguished Nigerians — Hon. Sunday Omoyin, Governing Board Member of TETFund; Prince Adeyinka Afonja, CEO of Ace Supermarket; and Chief Adesoji Aderemi, MD/CEO of Oat Construction Nig. Ltd.
Speaking at a press conference, Rector Dr. Gbade Akinteye disclosed that 1,924 students will graduate from the 2021–2022 set, 2,178 from the 2022–2023 set, and 2,548 from the 2023–2024 set.
Akinteye highlighted the institution’s steady growth, noting that AOPE was ranked the third-best polytechnic in Nigeria by JAMB during the National Tertiary Admission Performance Merit Award.
He also praised the stable academic calendar under the leadership of the Governing Council, which has ensured timely graduation, prompt NYSC mobilisation for HND students, and minimal disruption from strikes.
The Rector described the convocation as not just a ceremony but a reaffirmation of the institution’s commitment to academic excellence and its vision for the future.
