The LOC and Management of Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin in their readiness for the 2020 Nigeria Polytechnic Games held an awareness tour of the Kwara State capital city of Ilorin.

The school will play host to over 50 polytechnics that will compete for medals in the games.

The awareness was done together with the Commissioner For Tertiary Education Science and Technology; Hajia Sa'adatu Modibbo Kawu and other staff of the ministry.


The event will hold between February 5th to 16th 2020. Expressing the institution's readiness, the Rector Kwara State Polytechnic, Engr. Dr Abdul Jimoh Mohammed said the institution is ready and has done a lot to create enabling enviriments for athletes and officials who will be participating in the competition. He also thanked members of the Local organizing committee for their various roles in the build up to the games.

The team visited the Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Mr Kayode Alabi who gave his blessings and prayed for the success of the event.

NIPOGA Games was organised based on consensus agreement by stakeholders to encourage sports competition among all accredited Nigerian Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in Nigeria since 1976. Yaba College of Technology are the most successful institution in the competition, having won the most gold medals on seven occasions.


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