The Polytechnic came into existence following the promulgation of Kwara State Edict No. 4 of 1972 (now taken over by the edict no. 21 of 1984, edict no. 13 of 1987, edict no. 7 of 1994 and Law CAP S12 no 4 of 2006), as the body empowered by statute “to provide for studies, training research and development of techniques in arts and languages, applied sciences, engineering, management and commerce, education as well as in other spheres of learning.