The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Dr Hephzibah Oladebeye, has urged tertiary institutions in the country to seek new knowledge and ways to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oladebeye said the polytechnic would continue to do its best to adjust to the new way of life in the society as dictated by the pandemic, while not neglecting the culture of regular hand washing and other hygienic practices.

Oladebeye, who was visibly excited, said the faculty had lived up to the mandate given to all sections of the polytechnic community to come up with responsive solutions to the pandemic, which he said had wreaked havoc on the world economy.

Calling on other arms of the polytechnic to also come up with more products that would be useful in the struggle to contain the spread of the pandemic as a way of giving back to the society, he added, Since we cannot afford to leave government alone in the task of fighting the pandemic, all are enjoined to continue to seek new knowledge and solutions aimed at curtailing the ravaging pandemic.

The Registrar of the Polytechnic, Mrs Kehinde Ekanem, lauded the departments and the School for coming up with such laudable products that hallmark the polytechnic as a corporately responsive institution in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby identifying with the needs of the society .


Source : https://kicknaija.com.ng/2020/05/26/rector-asks-institutions-to-tackle-covid-19-pandemic/