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The University of Calabar Vice Chancellor, Prof Florence Obi has directed the suspension of all final year students of the Faculty of Engineering, over flagrant violation of extant policy on ban on reckless driving, flying of colors and wild jubilation in the guise of celebrating the completion of final examination.
The suspension was conveyed by the institution Registrar, Mr Egbe Gabriel and dated September 25th 2024.
The directives reads in full : “The Vice Chancellor is dismayed by the report she received concerning students of the Faculty of Engineering who, today September 25, 2024 who engaged in acts of lawlessness by flouting management directives as contained in our circular Ref. UC/REC/DISC.45A` dated August 7th 2024, on the ban on ‘Reckless Driving, Flying of Colors and Wild Jubilation after Examination‘ These students in fragrant violation of this extant policy, embark on actions that threatened the peace of the university. These students were seen engaging in reckless, lawless and noisy convoys in the guise of celebrating the completion of their final examination.
“The Vice Chancellor is saddened by this development and has directed that all final year students of the Faculty of Engineering should be placed on suspension. Accordingly, the students concerned are hereby suspended with effect from Wednesday September 25th, 2024.
“By this decision, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) is to ensure that all actions relating to the processing of results of the affected students are put on hold pending the investigation by the special committee put in place for the purpose.
“The Dean Faculty of Engineering and all Heads of Department in the Faculty of Engineering are to ensure full compliance with this directives please”.
