The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Dr Taiwo Akande, has appealed to the State Government, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), and other arms of the Federal Government to help the polytechnic overcome the monumental loss it suffered as a result of last Friday's fire that razed the institution's School of Engineering complex.
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In a statement signed by the Deputy Registrar (Information), Mr Ade Adeyemi-Adejolu, the Rector lamented the damage caused by the fire and expressed concern about how the institution would recover from the loss.
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She said the fire completely destroyed the complex housing the office of the Dean of the School of Engineering and other adjourning offices including those of the Departmental Heads of Mechanical, Civil, Electrical/ Electronics and Agricultural Engineering and a large classroom along with many sensitive and un-replaceable documents and materials ranging from computer systems, furniture items, office cabinets and the building complex.
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However, investigation has begun to unravel the source of the fire as there was neither electricity supply nor any bush burning at the time of the incident.