Ibadan Poly to expel students who dress ‘indecently’

Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:12 am

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan

The Rector, The Polytechnic Ibadan, Professor Olatunde Fawole at the 2016/2017 matriculation ceremony for newly admitted National Diploma, OND, and Higher National Diploma, HND students into the institution on Wednesday vowed to suspend or expel any student found guilty of violating the institution’s dress code.

Fawole disclosed that only 5,790 students out of the 65,633 candidates who applied for both ND and HND courses in the institution were offered admission, informed the new entrants that a task force has been inaugurated to enforce the dress code law.

He added that the dress codes are available in the student information handbook emphasising that any student found guilty of violating the rules would be dealt with accordingly.

According to him, “The Polytechnic Ibadan posses a unique image which we cherish dearly and that continues to rub on its products. This image has not come by chance but was earned through dint of hard work, dedication to duty and a strong sense of discipline among staff and students.

“To this end, the institution would not compromise its hard-earned impressive image for any damaging misconduct from any student. It is instructive to let you know that any student who flouts this dress code shall be warned at the first instance while subsequent defiance could result in suspension for one or two semesters or outright expulsion, as the case may be.

“A task force has been inaugurated to conduct periodic search into lecture theatres, hostels, entrance gates etc to fish out any deviant student. Your morality must not be questionable as The Polytechnic Ibadan would not award its Diploma Certificate to any student that lacks moral. We believe that education without morals is null and void”.

The rector assured the students that all the programmes and courses in the institution have been fully accredited by the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, and other relevant professional bodies concerned with programmes accreditation.

“I want to assure you that the programmes being run in the institution are fully accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), as well as other relevant professional bodies concerned with programmes accreditation”, he added