The establishment of polytechnic in Ogun State started with the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, which was founded in 1979. Thereafter, Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ifo and Moshood Abiola Polytechnic were founded almost the same time: between 1980 to 1983 during the regime of Governor Chief Olabisi Onabanjo.
The location polytechnic in Ogun State are well distributed throughout the state bringing each nearer to citizens of different regions of the state. One polytechnic is in Abeokuta, another ones in Ijebu-Igbo, Igbesa, Ifo, Ilaro, Sango Ota and Sapade.
The establishment of so many polytechnics in Ogun is to provide opportunities for as many as the state indigenes and non indigenes who so wish to be educated to be admitted.
Below is the list of all polytechnics (both government and private owned) in Ogun State.
- Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro (Federal Government)
- Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo (State Government)
- S.D Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Ifo (State Government)
- Gateway Polytechnic, Sapade (State Government)
- Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta (State Government)
- Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa (State Government)
- Allover Central Polytechnic, Sango Ota (Private)
- Landmark Polytechnic, Aiyetoro
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