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ABUJa- AGAINST the
backdrop of increasing rate of insecurity in the country, the Catholic Church
has taken proactive measure in protecting its university institution by
building a police station for Bwari Community where its university, Veritas
University, is situated. The police station which is expected for commissioning
and subsequent handover to the Nigeria Police on Saturday, is aimed at
assisting the force to tighten security around Bwari,the institution’s host
community.
Vice Chancellor of Veritas University,
Abuja,Prof. Hycinth Ichoku,told the media Wednesday, in Abuja, during a
pre-convocation briefing that the police station would strengthen security
surveillance with a view to wadding off all criminal activities and possible
encroachment on the school’s assets by some individuals. “There will be
the commissioning of a police station and the essence is to give protection,
security to staff and students of the University. This is being taken
seriously. However, it is not just for the university but will provide services
to the entire community of Bwari,” he said. The revered Catholic Reverend
Father disclosed that a total number of 291 students will graduate during
the school’s 8th Convocation event,scheduled to take place at the school’s
premises. Ichoku disclosed that 26 of the graduating students had First-Class
with 141 others graduating with Second Class Upper, while 107 others,he
said,have Second Class Lower just as 12 others leaving the school with Third
Class degrees,respectively. Five others,he also said,will graduate from
the school of post graduate studies. The Vice Chancellor said the school which
had history of low enrollment had increased its number of enrolment from 460 as
recorded in 2019 to 630 in 2020,the highest so far since the establishment of
the school. He announced that the Saturday’s event will commence with a
Thanksgiving mass and to be followed by the laying of the foundation of the
Faculty of Law which he said,would be named Chike Idigbe Faculty of Law. He
said:”286 students will be graduating with First Class degrees and this is the
highest the University has produced. People often ask, why the high number and
the reason is because so much emphasis is placed is discipline and not just on
intellectual pursuit. The formation of this university is based in discipline.
“So this explains why there’s a high number if First Class graduates and those
with second class upper. “This university will be accessible for the rich and
poor. It is affordable and we provide better quality of education and we have
tried to make ourselves visible. So we have peculiarities and challenges of not
having enough students, but efforts have been increased this year”. Prof.
Ichoku disclosed that former governor of Anambra State and 2019 Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP’s Vice Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, will deliver
the convocation lecture.
Source: Vanguard
