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Abraham Adesanya polytechnic
Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic is a State-Government owned tertiary institution located at Ijebu Igbo,Ogun State, Nigeria. It currently has four faculties which are: School of Management and Business Studies, School of Science, School of Engineering and Directorate of General Studies.

The history of the polytechnic dated to the 1970s and early 1980s. During this period, progressive citizens of Ijebu-Igbo implored the government of the day to establish a polytechnic in the town. The first Executive Governor of Ogun State, chief Olabisi Onabanjo accused to this request. To further consolidate the birth of the polytechnic the bill for the establishment of the institution was passed. The baby however died at infancy when not more than a year and a half from that date, the new military administration in the state scrapped the polytechnic. Between 1984 and 2002 not much attention was paid to the issue of the institution. However since the beginning of the past administration especially with the deep interest shown for education by the former Government of the state, His Excellency, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and the undying effort of the steering committee ably led by Otunba Biyi Durojaiye supported by eminent sons and daughters of Ijebu-Igbo including professor A. F. Ogunye, professor Titi Hassan, Engineer E. S. A. Oluyemi. Dr. Z. O. Odumosu, Hon. (Dr. ) Tokunbo Oshin, Hon. Lekan Mustafa, Hon. Otunba Sola Akinyemi, Hon. Bold Kalejaiye, Chief (Mrs.) C. A. Rowaye, the issue of the polytechnic was addressed and the Executive Governor of Ogun state re-established the polytechnic by assenting to it's new law (No 31-09-2005). The Institution took off on 7th March 2006 with Prof. Tayo Odumosu as the pioneer Rector. The passing on to glory of an illustrious son of the town who is equally a politician and leader of Afenifere group brought about the change in the nomenclature ot the polytechnic. This is no other person that Pa. Senator Abraham Adesanya. The Moderator to the polytechnic and the Executive Governor of the state pronounced that the polytechnic name be change to Abraham Adesanya polytechnic Ijebu-Igbo with effect from March 2008. Boffinbloke (talk) 12:18, 28 April 2019 (UTC)