Three hundred students of the first private polytechnic in Ekiti, Crown Polytechnic, are to benefit from the state government’s scholarship scheme this year.

The state commissioner of education, Mrs. Abiola Ayimonche, who made the disclosure in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, while receiving the Rector of the institution, Mr. Aderemi Oke an engineer, said the gesture was part of the government’s contribution to the development of the institution.

According to commissioner, "The Governor, Mr. Segun Oni, has approved that the students of Crown Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti can now apply for the state scholarships scheme and benefit from the scheme like their counterparts in the public institutions.

"We wish to commend the polytechnic for the progressive growth and contributions to human development within and outside the state", the Commissioner stated.

She urged the institution to furnish the government with documents relating to the evidence of registration, approval from relevant authorities, approved curriculum, physical plan/technical structure and other helpful information.

Responding, the Rector of the polytechnic, Mr. Aderemi Oke, noted that the state government’s gesture would help in alleviating the financial burden of the parents, saying "the scholarships approval will benefit about 300 students of the Polytechnic and it will help to alleviate the financial burden of parents as well as helping the polytechnic to grow".

Oke said that the National Board for Technical Education [NBTE] has approved some courses of study, Accountancy, Electrical Electronics, Computer Science, Mathematics/Statistics and Estate Management for the Institution, urging all parents to repose confidence in the institution as a reliable citadel of learning.

He said efforts were being taken to get the NBTE to approve five other courses which included Computer Engineering, Business Administration, Urban and Regional Planning and Secretarial Studies for the next academic session in the school.