My people, make I yarn you this one wey dey happen for Federal University of Environment and Technology wey dey Koroma/Saakpenwa for Rivers State. E don clear say dem no go gree make any lecturer or staff use any form of wahala disturb students. Na the Pro-Chancellor, Prof. Don Baridam, talk am during dem first matriculation ceremony wey happen on Wednesday.
Baridam shine eye well-well as e warn say any lecturer wey carry extortion matter or dem dey collect ‘sex-for-grades’ go face dismissal. E no dey play with the school image, and e don tell every staff to treat students like dem pikin. No room for sale of handouts wey go make person no fit learn! E talk say, ‘Lecturers wey no dey on Google Scholar or ResearchGate no dey fit survive for this uni under my watch.’ Na serious matter o!
The Pro-Chancellor also chop belle full as e congratulate the newly admitted students wey don soji pass all dem hurdles to gain admission. E remind them say na to gather knowledge dem come this place, but also to build their character. ‘You go need correct character because society dey expect plenty from you,’ e add. This one no be ‘carry over’ wahala o!
As the pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Chinedu Mmom, come talk, dem don matriculate 1,246 students wey don complete registration. Him confirm say academic activities don start for di six faculties wey dem get: Agriculture, Allied Health Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Environmental Sciences, Natural and Applied Sciences, and Management Technology. Na good news for all the students wey wan learn and grow.
Mmom also yarn say this na big moment for the students and for the university wey dey try shape the future. E don hammer on the need for students to avoid social vices like cultism, exam malpractice and any indecent dressing wey fit cost person plenty wahala. He no dey joke when e talk say any student wey get caught for cultism go face immediate expulsion. Na serious warning be this o!
Dem also unveil statue of late environmentalist and playwright, Ken Saro-Wiwa for front of di university auditorium, wey dem dey hope go inspire students to follow correct path. Prof. Joseph Ajeinka wey don serve as Vice-Chancellor for University of Port Harcourt even come do lecture wey dem call ‘The Federal University of Environment and Technology of Our Dream’. Na good starting point be this and we dey hope say students go carry this spirit enter their academic journey!
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