By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The Rector of Kogi state Polytechnic, Dr. Salisu Usman Ogbo on Tuesday in Lokoja warned the matriculating students to stay away from social vices to avoid running a foul of the law.
The Rector who gave the warning at the 31st matriculation ceremony held at the convocation square said the management have zero tolerance for all forms of social vices such as cultism, gun-running, examination malpractice, drug abuse, alcoholic addiction, unhealthy social gatherings, cybercrimes, incitement to violence, gangsterism, misuse and destruction of public property, stealing and indecent dressing respectively.
“Any breach will attract appropriate penalty, including outright expulsion and prosecution. The Students’ Information Handbook that will be distributed to you through your respective departments will guide you on the dos and don’ts of the Polytechnic. Ignorance of the law has no place in the Polytechnic and will not be condoned.” He said.
“Let me particularly emphasize on cultism, which is completely forbidden on our campus. You are therefore warned to desist from any form of luring cultist related activities. It may interest you to know that, we have specifically put in place all visible and invisible security architectures in strategic places to deal with cultists, their sympathizers and sponsors.”
He therefore advised the student to stay free of all cult-related lifestyles. You are also advised to report any move intended to intimidate and lure you into or enlist you into cultism.
Dr. Usman pointed out that out of the total number of 4, 349 matriculating students, the National Diploma (ND) programme has 3,124 matriculating students while the Higher National Diploma (HND) programme has 1,225 students spread across Schools and Departments of the Polytechnic.
The Rector noted that the students will be admitted into Departments in the Schools of Agricultural Technology, Applied Sciences, Art Design andces Printing, Engineering, Environmental Technology and Management Studies.
His words, “However, let me use this opportunity to further reiterate that the ban on all tribal associations on campus is still in force until further notice. This is in the interest of collectivity and harmonious coexistence on the campus.”
