The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Zone D (South-West), has officially called on the Ogun State Government to urgently upgrade the Gateway Industrial and Petro-Gas Institute (GIPI), located in Oni, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, from a monotechnic to a full-fledged polytechnic.
​The demand was made during a press conference held on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at the Press Centre, Iwe Iroyin, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta. Student leaders argued that converting the institution into a polytechnic is the most viable strategy to resolve the acute infrastructural, administrative, and academic challenges currently crippling the institute.
​Speaking on behalf of the association, the Coordinator of NANS Zone D, Comrade Oladimeji Uthman, emphasized that the institute’s current monotechnic status severely limits its course accreditation, funding opportunities, and student enrollment capacity.
​”Gateway Industrial and Petro-Gas Institute, Oni, holds immense potential to drive technical education and economic growth in Ogun State, particularly given its strategic location near key industrial corridors,” Uthman stated. “However, its current restrictive status as a monotechnic has starved the institution of requisite funding, diverse academic programs, and critical infrastructure. We are calling on His Excellency, Governor Dapo Abiodun, to intervene urgently and initiate the legal and administrative processes required to transition GIPI into a full polytechnic.”
​The student body highlighted several core issues facing the institution, including The monotechnic status restricts the institution to specialised technical fields, preventing thousands of prospective students from pursuing broader technical and management programs.
The Dilapidated lecture halls, inadequate laboratory equipment, and poor hostel accommodation have created an unsupportive learning environment and Insufficient budgetary allocation has hindered the recruitment and retention of qualified academic and administrative personnel.
​Also speaking at the event, the Public Relations Officer of NANS Zone D, Comrade Sunday Adeyemi, noted that the upgrade would not only benefit students but also boost the local economy of the Ogun Waterside area. Adeyemi urged the Ogun State House of Assembly to sponsor an executive bill supporting the transition, ensuring the institution receives adequate budgetary allocation in the upcoming fiscal year.
​NANS concluded the briefing by issuing a two-week ultimatum to the state government to engage in formal dialogue with student representatives and community stakeholders, warning that failure to address the demands could lead to peaceful mass demonstrations across the state.
​As of the time of reporting, the Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology has not issued an official response to the association’s demands.
