By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The Kogi State Polytechnic has withdrawn 273 students for poor academic performance while six were expelled over examination malpractices.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the school, Mrs. Uredo Omale and made available for journalists on Monday.
The Academic Board of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja according to the statement has considered and approved the First Semester results for 2024/2025 Academic Session, with 273 students who performed below expectations asked to withdraw from the institution.
The statement stressed that it was part of the far-reaching decisions at the 120th meeting of the Board held on Thursday, 17th April, at the Board Room of the Polytechnic Main Campus, Lokoja.”
The Chairman of the Board, Professor Salisu Ogbo Usman, commended members of the Academic Board Result Verification Committee, led by the Deputy Rector, Dr Samuel Taiwo Olowo, for the due diligence on the results and charged them to sustain the tempo.
Prof. Usman Ogbo, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of some students, which led to their withdrawal, despite the provision of a conducive atmosphere for learning.
According to the statement , those withdrawn spread across twenty departments and forty-two programmes respectively.
