TETFund inspects projects at Federal Polytechnic Ede, commends management

Officials of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) on Tuesday carried out an inspection of various TETFund-sponsored projects at the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State.

The inspection team was led by Hon. Sunday Adepoju, a member of TETFund’s Board of Trustees representing the South-West region. The team visited several project sites located within the polytechnic’s South Campus.

Speaking to journalists after the inspection, Adepoju emphasized the importance of a strong maintenance culture in Nigerian tertiary institutions. He expressed satisfaction with the standard of the completed and ongoing projects, commending the polytechnic’s management for their commitment to quality execution.

“We have gone round the TETFund projects in the school, including completed and ongoing ones, and I am impressed with the quality of the works. The focus is to ensure quality projects that reflect the government’s investment,” he stated.

Adepoju revealed that a significant portion of the institution’s infrastructure was funded by TETFund and assured that the agency would continue to support the polytechnic and other institutions across the country.

“President Bola Tinubu believes that an educated nation is a liberated one and is committed to investing more in tertiary education through TETFund—especially in technical education, which is the backbone of any rapidly developing nation. This aligns with the Renewed Hope agenda, and we are determined to make it a reality,” he added.

In his response, the Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Sanni Manyahaya, described the unscheduled visit as a welcome development, noting that it would help ensure transparency and quality service delivery.

He also used the opportunity to highlight the institution’s challenges, particularly the need for perimeter fencing of the South Campus to address recurring issues of land encroachment by herdsmen and land grabbers.

“Our major challenge has been natural disasters that have affected some of our buildings. We will need TETFund’s support to rehabilitate them,” the rector said. “The South Campus hosts multi-billion naira infrastructure, but without proper fencing, security issues persist. Herdsmen and land intruders continue to pose serious threats to the school.”

The visit is part of TETFund’s ongoing effort to monitor and evaluate the impact of its interventions in tertiary institutions nationwide.