Moshood Abiola Polytechnic

{{Short description|Tertiary learning institution in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria}}

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| name = Moshood Abiola Polytechnic

| image_name = Moshood Abiola Polytechnic entrance gate, Abeokuta, Ogun state.jpg

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| caption = Moshood Abiola Polytechnic entrance gate, Abeokuta, Ogun state

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| established = 1978/79 Academic Session

| rector = Dr. Adeoye Odedeji

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| city = Abeokuta

| state = Ogun State

| country = Nigeria

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| type = Public

| website = [http://www.mapoly.edu.ng// www.mapoly.edu.ng]

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Moshood Abiola Polytechnic also known as MAPOLY is a tertiary learning institution in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Ojere campus is in the South-Eastern part of Abeokuta, covering about 960 hectares of rolling land bounded by the Ogun River to the south. It is named after Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, who was elected President of Nigeria in 1993, but prevented from taking office.{{cite web

|url = http://mapolyng.com/newportal/pages.php?page_id=3

|title = Brief History: The Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta was founded in 1978/1979 Academic Session. The first batch of students enrolled in January 1979. The Initial Campus was the Bishop's Court, Onikolobo, Abeokuta (opposite MacJob Grammar School, Onikolobo, Abeokuta

|publisher = Moshood Abiola Polytechnic

|accessdate = 2010-03-03

|url-status = usurped

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091026154746/http://mapolyng.com/newportal/pages.php?page_id=3

|archive-date = 2009-10-26

}} Following the death of Chief MKO Abiola, the Polytechnic's greatest benefactor in 1998, the Institution was renamed Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.{{Cite web |title=Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Archives |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/tag/moshood-abiola-polytechnic/ |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Courses |url=https://www.turo247news.com/moshood-abiola-polytechnic-mapoly-list-of-courses-and-admission-requirements/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Turo247News |language=en-GB}}

The polytechnic was formally established in 1980 as Ogun State Polytechnic during the military administration of Harris Eghagha. Although the idea of the Polytechnic was originally conceived by Brigadier Harris Eghagha, the government of Chief Olabisi Onabanjo saw it through.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}{{Cite web|last=Nwoke|first=Ephraim|date=14 July 2021|title=1|url=https://mapoly.edu.ng/web/about-us/our-history/|website=mapoly.edu.ng}} The Polytechnic started on two temporary campuses, Oke-Egunya and Onikolobo, moving to the Ojere campus between April 1985 and March 1988.