The Proprietor

Profile of The Proprietor, Late Elder Idowu Amos

The Proprietor Iwo City Polytechnic, Late Elder Idowu Amos, was born to the family of late Pa. Joel Olatunji and Madam Mary Olanike Amori Idowu, more than eighty years ago at Olomi's Compound in Iwo.

He started his education career at Methodist Primary school, Asa, in Ola-Oluwa local Government, under the tutelage of Rev. Longley and later proceeded to Methodist Primary school Oke Adan, Iwo in 1957 to look glly b. .complete his Pry. Certificate that was not available at Asa then.

He went to Baptist Secondary Modern school Ponyan, Iwo, to obtain Modern three certificate in 1960. He later did his grade three teacher's certificate, at LATTICO in 1963.

In his quest for education, he went to Molete Ibadan to obtainTeacher's grade two certificate in 1970. As a hard working and self made man, he struggled to get admission to College of Education after sitting for GCE A level at home, without attending a regular Secondary School to read science subjects, yet he performed well and proceeded to read Science subjects, precisely CHEMISTRY and BIOLOGY which was rear in those day for Modern Leaving Certificate owners. He did not rest on his oars, despite a family man, went to university of Ibadan and bagged his Bachelor of Science degree in Education 1978.

Daddy Idowu, his a God fearing and hard working man .He had zero tolerance for cheating and very brilliant. He presented Students for HSC examination on Biology for many years at Baptist High school and recorded tremendous success of which made him a popular teacher in the entire Iwo land.

He served in various capacity, as an ordinary class teacher, HOD, Vice principal, and a School principal. He was the President for ANCOPSS Ola Oluwa local Government for many years.

ACHIEVEMENTS

He was the manager for Ayewa Continue Education Center, Iwo, years.
He was the Proprietor ofA1 group of Schools and, Iwo City Polytechnic, Iwo.

QUALIFICATIONS WITH DATES
  1. B.ed (HON. BOTANY.JULY 1978)
  2. NCE BIO/CHEM. JULY 1975
  3. TEACHER'S GRADE II CERTIFICATE DECEMBER 1970.
  4. TEACHER'S GRADE III CERTIFICATE 1964.
  5. SECONDARY MODERN III CERTIFICATE 1960.
  6. FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE 1957.

PLACES OF EMPLOYEMENT

  1. Methodist Primary School. Asa. 1964 - 1972
  2. Methodist Primary School Igboro, Iseyin 1968 - 1970.
  3. African Church pri. Sch., Kuta 1971 - 1972
  4. Erin- Ile Secondary Kwara State 1978 - 1979 NYSC
  5. Baptist High Sch. 1979 - 1984
  6. Community Gram Sch. Bode Osi 1984 - 1985
  7. Ansarudeen Comm. Oke Afo, Iwo. 1985 - 1986
  8. Baptist Gram Shc. 1986 - 1987
  9. LA Commercial, Iwo. 1987 - 1991
  10. Ogbaga Grammar Sch. 1991 - 1993
  11. Islahudeen Muslim, Oke Afo 1994
  12. Irepodun Community Gram Asa 94 till retirement. 1999

POST OF RESPONSIBILITY

  1. President Iwo and District Union of Students Ibadan university branch. 1977/1978
  2. Acting Principal L.A.C.G .S Iwo. 1991
  3. Principal Ogbaagba Grammar School 1991 - 1993
  4. Principal Irepodun Community, Asa 1994 - 1999
  5. Chairman Conference of Principal, Ola-Oluwa local Government.

AWARDS

He obtained so many awards among which are the following

  1. Adeyemi College of Education Distinction in Teaching Award 1975.
  2. Renaissance award for Great teacher 2021
  3. Best teacher award by 1983 set of BHS.
  4. Special Merit Award by the Association of proprietors and proprietress.
  5. Ordained as an elder in Christ Apostolic church 1985.