Oko Poly students win award

Students of the Computer Science Department of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, are the best in a computer programming competition in the Southeast. 

The competition was organised by the Southeast Chapter of the Nigerian Association of Computer Science Students (NACOSS) at its zonal convention. 

The students also came third in the Computer Networking category and fifth and sixth in the Software exhibition.  The students were led by Mr Rowland Ofulue, Director of the Atani Campus of the institution, which hosts the department, on a solidarity visit to the Rector, Prof. Godwin Onu to present the trophies they won. 

Ofulue praised the Rector for the support and his visionary leadership, adding that the campus had never had it so good before Onu came on board. 

In his response, Onu congratulated the students for doing the polytechnic proud and urged them to strive to win more laurels for the institution and themselves. 

Ho noted that his administration was committed to making Atani campus an ideal one by providing the necessary infrastructure, adding that they would soon get a 5000-capacity e-classroom. 

He added that from the next academic session, electronic method of teaching will be adopted by the polytechnic following a memorandum of Agreement with Afrihub for the development of Information Communication Technology in the institution. 

The Head of department, Mr J. C.  Anameje thanked the Rector for his focused leadership and his appreciation of the challenges of the campus. He promised that the department will not relent in its efforts to emerge the best in the country, adding the students will never disappoint the institution.