The Academic Board of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, wishes to inform the general public, especially, National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates of the institution that the 6th convocation ceremony for the award of fellowships, Diplomas, Certificates and prizes will hold as follows:

Friday, May 3rd, 2019 

Time: 12 noon – press Briefing by the Ag. Rector

Saturday, May 11th, 2019

Convocation ceremony for award of fellowships, Diplomas, other Distinctions and Prizes.

Time: 10: 00 Noon (Guest should be seated at 9.30am)

Venue: Polytechnic Convocation Ground

This Convocation ceremony will include graduates from 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 Academic year.

Affected Grandaunts are therefore directed by this notice, to ensure that full clearance are carried out in their respective departments to pave way for issuance of their certificates.

Grandaunts are expected to pay the following charges and as applicable to their categories for hiring of gowns hoods, scrolls, mortar boards and order of grandaunts are expected to pay the following charges and as applicable to their categories for hiring of gowns, hoods, scrolls, mortar boards and order of proceedings. All payment should be made into the polytechnic Account at UBA, Ikot Ekpene not later than Thursday 9th May 2019. Higher National Dipolma (HND) grandaunts are to pay the sum of N 12,500.00 while National Diaploma (ND) grandaunts will pay the sum of N8, 000.00 Breakdown will be given at the Various Departments.

RETURN OF ACADEMIC GOWNS:

All hired academic gowns must be returned to the respective school officers not later than Monday, May 13th, 2019. Grandaunts who fail to comply with this directive will have to pay a penalty of five Thousand Naira (N 5,000.00) per day until the gown is returned.

PRESS ACCREDITATION

Please note that only the polytechnic accredited media practitioners including photographers would be allowed into the convocation arena for coverage of the proceedings.

PARKING

Only invited guests and staff of the polytechnic would park at the allotted parking space in the campus. Other visitors and parents will park at the Primary School adjoining the polytechnic.

Please comply accordingly.

Signed

Dr.(Mrs.) Mary S. Ndah MNIM

Registrar