Gombe varsity VC urges newly matriculated students to shun misconduct
The Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Kashere, Gombe State, Professor Umaru Pate, has urged newly matriculated students to shun cultism, online scams and other unacceptable conducts on campus.
The Federal University Kashere matriculation 3,849 newly admitted students for the 2022/2023 academic session on Thursday, Solace Base reports.
Speaking during the ceremony, Professor Pate warned the students that the university has zero tolerance for all forms of social vices like examination malpractice, drug abuse, cultism, sexual and gender-based violence, and fake news, among others.
“Don’t get involved in any online scam or what is commonly referred to as the Yahoo-Yahoo scam.
“You will bear the full consequences of any unacceptable conduct in whatever form,” he said.
Professor Pate said the students admitted to the institution represent less than half of the number of applicants that chose it as their first choice in their UMTE and DE JAMB applications.
Giving the breakdown of the figures, Pate said that the Faculty of Agriculture admitted 131 students; Education 698, Humanities 258, Social Sciences 1,058, Management Sciences 428 and Sciences 1,276.
He said that all the students had successfully completed their registration and documentation processes with the relevant units of the university.
The VC said the university had adopted proactive measures to address accommodation challenges being faced by the new students.
“Two of our big hostel projects are ongoing as we rehabilitate another building outside the campus for temporary use.”
He further stated that seven of the programmes in the institution that took off in 2021 would soon be due for full accreditation by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
“We have made significant progress in our effort to establish a College of Medical Sciences in the university.
“Laboratories for foundational medical programmes like Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology had been constructed,” Pate stated.
While congratulating the students, Pate lauded the Gombe State Government and security agencies for the prevailing peace in the state.
The VC admonished the newly admitted students to be security conscious, adding that, “security is everyone’s business; help us to protect and secure our campus and community.”
