The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, has charged the newly admitted students of the university to work hard and shun cultism as future leaders of Nigeria.

Na’Allah gave the charge during the matriculation of over 4,000 newly admitted students, on Tuesday in Abuja.

He urged them to be law abiding in relations with their matriculation oath.

“What we do not accept as a university is a membership of cultism, to which you have taken oath today.

“This is because if you do cultism, we will show you the way out and hand you over to the police because you are a criminal.

“We want to train you to be among the solution of Nigeria not among the problems of Nigeria.

“We frown at any undesirable behaviour even by student to another student; we do not allow bullying or exploitation of any kind. The degree is for learning and character.

“We insist that you must be of good behaviour, if not the university will show you the way out,” he said.

The vice chancellor, who warned the students not to buy any books or handouts from lecturers, added that any student caught would be shown the way out of the institution.

“No lecturer is allowed to sell handouts or books to any student; you can purchase necessary books from the school bookshop.

“They can recommend books and you go and purchase it from anywhere in the world or look for it in the library.

“If you buy a book or handout from class governor that aid lecturers to sell handouts, if you are caught you will be shown the way out,” he said.

He disclosed that the university had completed the sexual harassment policy for the university, which the management approved.

According to him, the sexual harassment policy is a policy that forbids any form of sexual harassment on campus.

“No lecturer or staffs have the right to sexually abuse any student. No staff is accepted to abuse any staff sexually.

“Sexual harassment is not only when they touch you in an appropriate way or when they force you to have sexual emotions with you.

“It is when they verbally abuse you sexually,” Na’Allah said.

He warned students that if they did not report such act and the school found out, they would be treated the same way as the perpetuator.

Na’Allah also disclosed that UniAbuja gives research grants to undergraduate students, to carry out research works and find solutions to national problems and problems of humanity.

He said that the students could embark on so many researches with the supervision of their lecturers, adding that the university would always support them.

“The institution has career and counseling services, where students with any form of emotional or psychological problem can get counselling.

“Our goal is to make you happy and strengthen you, as you carry out your academy programme in the university.

“We encourage you while engaging in your academic pursuit to also participate in sporting activities. We have different supporting equipment here on campus for your wellbeing,” he said.

He urged the students to be of good behaviour and conduct in order to make their parents and the institution proud.

He also said that UniAbuja would continue to provide an enabling environment for their academic pursuit.

Na’Allah, therefore, congratulated the new students for being admitted into the university out of several candidates that chose the university as their preferred choice.

Ms Sandra Adejor, one of the matriculants, expressed joy and satisfaction to be in her preferred school and course of choice, adding that she would make her parents and the school proud. (NAN