Don’t use violence to seek redress, Provost urges students

Dr Olutunde Owosibo, Provost, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan, has urged students to avoid using violence as a way of seeking redress in the institution.

Owosibo, represented by the Deputy Provost (Academics), Dr Isaac Ayodeji, stated this during the 2019/2020 matriculation ceremony on Wednesday.

He advised the students to maintain peace and bring their grievances to the notice of the authorities through the established channels of communication.

The provost warned the students to desist from any act of thuggery and other social vices, such as cultism and religious intolerance, adding that political groupings were not allowed in the campus.

“Any student caught fomenting trouble, harassing fellow students or members of staff, smoking or dressing in a deviant manner will be arrested.

“You are to be trained in the art of Agriculture, Science and Technology, regardless of your areas of specialisation,” the provost said.

He stressed that the introduction of entrepreneurial skills, both theory and practical, was another development in Nigeria educational curriculum and applicable to the institution.

According to him, students should be more serious, as the course will enable them learn more skills and make them self-reliant.

He noted that examination malpractice was a grievous offence in the institution, warning that any student caught cheating or discovered to have forged WAEC or other certificates would be expelled.

Owosibo further said that the college had hired armed plain and uniformed security personnel as part of efforts to secure the lives of members of staff, students and their property.

“Please cooperate with them and always go along with your identification cards. Loitering in the college premises in the night, especially in dark angles, is totally prohibited.

“The school has expanded and will continue in its geometric progression.

“Four Higher National Diploma (HND) programme will be floated before the end of the year in Agribusiness, Pasture and Range Management, Statistics and Computer Science,” he said.

The provost urged the students to maintain cleanliness in their daily activities, while following the preventive measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19.