Ojukwu University marks 25 years with 8,000 matriculants

From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha

Acting Vice-Chancellor, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Prof Kate Azuka Omenugha, on Saturday administered the matriculation oath to 8,000 newly admitted students of the institution to mark the special Silver Jubilee Celebration of the university.

The 26th matriculation ceremony of the university, held at the Igbariam and Uli campuses of the university, was witnessed by enthusiastic fresh students of the university, parents, friends, and well-wishers.

Speaking during the ceremony, Prof Omenugha reminded the new students of the vision of the university towards providing an excellent platform for research, teaching, and learning in science, technology, and humanities, and to produce graduates that are skilled, functionally creative, and worthy in character, who are equipped to make significant contributions to the overall development of society.

She said the matriculants should do well to internalise the vision and mission and strive to develop skills and be socially responsible, noting that the university will provide various platforms to develop the skills and provide the rules and regulations to make the students socially responsible.

The Acting Vice-Chancellor took the matriculating students through what is expected of them in the areas of discipline, attendance at lectures, decent dressing, and registration of courses, as well as penalties for various offences.

“The university is an academic community made up of people of different family backgrounds. Similarly, individuals who make up the community exhibit characteristics typical of their families of origin. Consequently, in this university community, as fresh students, you will encounter students who are pleasant, amiable, disciplined, studious, honest, sincere, friendly, God fearing and graceful. It is our wish that you encounter only such students.

“On the other hand, it is also possible to encounter some students of low moral or even amoral background. These categories of students thrive in dishonesty, insincerity, unfriendliness, heartlessness, ungodly and un-Christian behaviours, laziness, extravagance and indiscipline. We pray that you do not encounter such persons throughout your stay in this university,” Omenugha stated.