On saturday, march 13, 1982, the first entrance examination for the admission of the first batch of students into the polytechnic
took place in three centres in the country. 178 students were offered Admission to study Business Administration, Secretarial
Studies, Electrical/ Electronics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology.
The first batch of students were admitted on may 27, 1982, and lectures began Immediately. The 1982/83 session saw the
addition of the department of Accountancy, while the department of Civil Engineering Technology was added in the 1983/84 session.
The Department of Electrical/ Electronics Engineering Technology as at 1986/87 session is Accredited for the award of the
National Diploma(N.D) certificates. Application was filed for accreditation in consideration for Higher National Diploma(H.N.D)
programmes. A pre-accreditation took place in 1986 and the department is accredited for the award of H.N.D. in Telecommunication
and Electrical Machine and power Options respectively.
Graduands of the Department are very cultured, honest, aticulate and hard working.
