Provost, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Oto-Ijanikin, Prof. Bidemi Bilikisu Lafiaji-Okuneye, has reiterated the institution’s commitment to tackling cultism and other vices on campus.
She urged students as well as staff members to eschew cultism or related activities or risk being sanctioned.
Lafiaji-Okuneye made this known at a press conference organised by the college.
She said erring students would be duly prosecuted.”The management of AOCOED is trying its best to attain zero tolerance for any social cultism and with the newly adopted proactive security approach, cultism and other vices among students have been curtailed.
“I wish to reiterate, as always, that cultism is a criminal case and the government is doing all it can to curb this menace,” she said.
She added that with the increasing growth and rapid development of the college, the management worked relentlessly to ensure uninterrupted academic calendar since the administration came on board.
“It is important to note that the academic calendar of the college has been uninterrupted since this administration came on board in January 2020.”Despite COVID-19 pandemic, we adopted the method of online learning for our students and staff which made our academic session not to be so adversely affected.
“When it comes to the academic growth and development of the college, some of our students have been globally competitive; and interestingly, this also includes the academic and non-academic staff.
“The huge achievements of this administration underscore the ingenuity and rare purposeful leadership through the financial support from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,” she said.
She said the institution would continue to adopt global best practices in the teaching profession and ensure the college ranked among the best.
“We are determined more than ever to transform the college to a teachers’ institute that we all desire,” Lafiaji-Okuneye said.
She lamented the alarming rate of substance abuse among youths and students, noting that there may be the need for additional psychiatric facilities.