Fed. Poly Bauchi matriculates 240 students for degree programmes
Fed. Poly Bauchi matriculates 240 students for degree programmes
By Ahmed Ahmed
The Federal Polytechnic Bauchi in affiliation with the Federal University of Technology, (ATBU) Bauchi on Friday matriculated 240 students admitted for the degree programmes for 2019/2020 academic session.
Prof. Mohammed Abdulaziz, the Vice-Chancellor, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University disclosed this during the matriculation of the first set of degree students in the Polytechnic in Bauchi.
The vice chancellor, represented by Prof. Mansur Malamfushi Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) Academic, said that the Polytechnic and the ATBU matriculated 240 first set of undergraduates in the esteemed Polytechnic.
“With 108 students from the Faculty of Engineering Technology and 134 from the Faculty of Environmental Technology of the university.
“The university has no cause to be disappointed whatsoever; from reports reaching us about this great polytechnic we have not made the wrong decision in bestowing our confidence in you.
“ I therefore, call on you to keep the flag flying and never have any cause to disappoint us. Students’ matriculation is a cardinal requirement for qualifying any admitted student as a bonafide member of a University,” Abdulaziz said.
He advised the students to be law abiding, adding that any student who misbehaved would be shown the way out.
“ATBU and Federal Polytechnic Bauchi have something in common, zero tolerance ‘to all forms of social vices’’, he said.
“The oath you have taken today is an indication of your readiness to abide by ATBU laws and statutes as well as a promise you will conduct yourself with decorum during your stay in this institution,” he said.
Earlier, Mr Sanusi Gumau, the Rector Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, expressed appreciation for the Polytechnic’s 42 years without interruption on its academic sojourn.
“It is an epoch moment because for the first time we are witnessing our first set of degree students, spread across our schools of Engineering Technology and Environmental Technology, in affiliation with the prestigious Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, being matriculated,” he said.
Gumau assured that the Federal Polytechnic was up to the task, adding that it was well equipped with adequate manpower and laboratories which were the prerequisites for training degree students.
“We came to this conclusion taking a cue from the comments and submissions of the resource verification team from the National Universities Commission (NUC)’’, the Rector said.
He asked students to take advantage of these opportunities provided by the Institution to achieve their goals of becoming useful citizens of the world.
