Kogi Poly Matriculate 6,385 Students, Cautions Them Against Cultism, Others

 

 

 

The Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja has matriculated 6,385 students for the new academic session.

 

The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr Salisu Usman Ogbo disclosed this on Saturday at the 28th matriculation ceremony of the institution.

 

 

The matriculating students the Rector noted comprises 4,512 for National Diploma, (ND) and 1, 873 for Higher National Diploma, (HND).

 

 

Ogbo added that the program cut across six schools, including the newly established School of Agricultural Technology, Itakpe.

 

 

He told the students that the institution prohibits anyone under any guise forcing students to buy textbooks as a precondition for performance in the Continuous Assessment, (CA), and examination.

 

The Rector also warned the new student to shun cultism and other social vices in the institution.

 

 

” Be informed that the Polytechnic under my watch has zero-tolerance for all forms of social vices such as cultism, gun-running, examination malpractices, drug abuse, divisive tendencies, cyber crimes, incitement, violence, gangsterism, misuse and destruction of school properties, stealing and indecent dressing.

 

 

“Since we came on board, we have so far expelled over 150 students on cases bothering on cultism, examination misconduct, and forging of entry document among others.

 

 

 

” Painfully but necessarily, since we came on board, for breaking laid down rules and regulation as contained in the Students’ Information Handbook, we have so far expelled over 150 students on cases bothering on cultism.

 

“Examination misconduct, and forging of entry documents among others as part of our aggressive campaign against rots and unethical engagements.

 

 

“Recently, with the support of the Nigerian Police and the State Government, in particular, we successfully secured judgement leading to the conviction and sentence of an ND II student of Public Administration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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