A viral myth attached to this institution
is that it is the best polytechnic to study
mass communication in the country. I
have heard tons of stories about this
heavily populated school which was why
I was more than elated while marking it
as my first point of contact.
The aforementioned and more forced me
to Wake as early as 3:30am without the
help of my phone’s alarm, Revised for
close to 30 minutes the plan for the day
before listening to my all-time favourite
radio presenter (late Gbenga Adeboye)
while I simultaneously ironed my
clothes, checked my mails and read few
pages of my class notes (all within 3:30
and 7am) cos I was told light only
comes in the early hours of the morning
and leaves after dawn. Dare gave me a
few more tips till around 7:30am when
he departed for work.
Without wasting much time, I headed
downstairs to draw water from the only
well in the compound. Though filthy, I
had no option than to bath and wash my
teeth with its produce. I got dressed in
15 minutes, packed my camera, extra
batteries and writing pad inside a lunch
bag I found inside Dare’s wardrobe.
I in no time got to the street junction
where I joined other seemingly impatient
students heading for Ojere (as mapoly is
alternatively called). I got cheated every
time cos these students were just
thronging out from every angle and they
were all getting into the cabs before me.
A bus finally came after a long wait. I
quickly hopped inside even though I was
now the only one left at the junction.
The bus zoomed off while I replayed my
ordeal at the bus stop in my head till we
got into mapoly.
First, It was its wonderfully planned
environment followed by its astounding
horticulture that drew my attention to
this historical landmark named after a
man believed to be the only president
Nigeria never had.
The students littered the environment in
their cliques looking all happy and
wonderfully dressed such that one would
mistake the atmosphere for a party
scene. But I was soon moved to tears on
getting to a particular block of
classrooms and seeing how
overpopulated these classes were.
Students had to peep through the
windows and doors with their writing
pads in their hands to get what is being
said by the lecturer. “But this school is
said to be about 960 hectares wide!” I
chuckled cynically while I passed by
because this same block has beside it a
barren land which is close to the size of
a football pitch.
I continued as I strolled along in
disappointment in search of students
who can tell me where they think the
most popular places in the school were.
After speaking to close to 20 random
students from every angle of the school,
I was convinced enough to come up
with this list:
At the end of it all, I was able to come
up with this list of:
The 5 most popular places in Moshood
Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY)
1. Moshood Abiola Polytechnic
(MAPOLY) Bus shed.
I needn’t be told on getting to this place
why it made the list. Different busses
heading to different axis of Abeokuta
can be seen lined up while their
conductors shout at the top of their
voices in search of passengers.
Another reason why this place made the
list would probably be due to the fact
that all students live outside the school
premises. Hence, save for few students
who own cars, every student must have
had something to do with this place.
This spot according to my findings is
also the perfect meeting and gisting
point for almost everybody.
2. Market
As the name implies, this place has been
specially designed to serve as the
commercial nerve of the school owing to
the fact that it is the spot where all
documentation/paper works such as
printing, photocopying et al are done.
Students also make their online school
fees payment in the cyber cafes in this
market.
Foods too of course are being sold
there. All you need do is mention
whichever one you want.
3. OGD hall
The Otunba Gbenga Daniel hall- named
after the former governor of the state is
the next in line. This building is highly
renowned for its breathtaking interior as
it was tipped as the most beautiful and
also the largest hall within the school.
According to one of my respondent, “this
hall is the mother of all halls in our
school!”
Departments such as Banking&finance,
marketing, and Accounting also use it
for their exams due to its convenience.
4. ICT centre
“Here is where the technological heart of
the school resides. Formerly used for
post-UTME exams until recently, It’s
still the home to computer engineering
students and can boast of functional
computers which can serve the school
environment at any point in time.”
Though, I was a bit skeptical when
Segun, an ND 2 student told me this.
5. sports centre:
I needn’t explain why this is included.
Worthy of mention:
Big Admin, small admin, SUG chamber,
800 seater, motion ground and tourism
department.
Without much ado, I headed straight to
the legendary bus-shed to board a bus
to panseke. I needed to get to my next
point of call in time!
The historical “centenary hall” ake!


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