The Digital Rector of Federal
Polytechnic Oko, Prof. Godwin Onu has restated his commitment to the wellbeing
of staff and students of the Polytechnic. He stated this while addressing
Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of the Polytechnic at the newly renovated
Convocation Arena of the Polytechnic. In his address, the Rector welcomed
everybody without forgetting to commit the souls of the departed staff into
Gods hands. In his well-articulated baritone voice, he said the purpose of the
address was to inform but dispel issues bothering the minds of the staff, which
could lead to rumor or misinformation. He said it was appropriate for the staff
to gather once in a while to tackle pertinent unsettled issues. He applauded
the peaceful atmosphere which has been enjoyed in the institution since the beginning
of the year 2016. He also reiterated his promise to leave a historic landmark
before vacating office.
On students’ welfare, he said the
staff were employed mainly because of the students and as such, the interest of
the students should come first before any other thing. He loudly harped that
all Teaching and Non-Teaching staff must take the students as their own sons
and daughters.
In his usual friendly and polite words,
he said “If a student comes to your office without greeting, do not act on him
or her as a tiger, but caution such student as your own child and he or she
will learn”.
On students’ exploitation, he
said nobody should exploit or harass the students directly or indirectly and warned
that any staff caught in such act of exploitation or harassment would be
treated accordingly.
On sales of textbooks, the Rector
said that all textbooks must be of high quality and must be sold at a well
regulated price. He also said that Teaching Staff should learn not to extort
money from students during final year Project Period. In anguish, he sighted a
case of a Lecturer who demanded N20, 000 from a student before his project was read;
and said such issues would not be taken lightly if evidential.
In his target to update the
delayed way of online result processing, the Rector promised that the results
of students would be published the same day the examinations were written.
In conclusion, he said the First
Semester examination would start on 25th of April, so that the school
will match in synchrony with its contemporaries who in disobedience, did not
embark on the strike action that slowed its academic calendar.
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