UNIBEN achievements, VC counts millions, says more are coming

 

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Lilian Salami in a press briefing with the journalists today has explained that the investigation on the incident between the students Union and the lecturers at the senior staff club is still ongoing.

"The situation that happened, whereby the student went into the senior staff club, the aftermath of all of that, immediately that happened the University set up a committee to investigate, because we do not apportion sanction, or sanction individual without thorough investigations.

"The committees submitted their findings, ASUU as a union also in charge of the welfare of it members wrote to management, the protocol is for management to look into the matter and take up to Senate to listen to the recommendation to agree or debate such sanctions. I want to make it clear that the students union was not banned,  but suspended, although, the current level of investigation is not the end of the investigation, there are other steps, committees investigating the students, we are hoping that in a very short while, we will have all of these reports to take a final decision concerning the students that were involved."

Meanwhile, UNIBEN is the most beautiful institution in Nigeria with fine atmosphere, to this accolades Prof. Salami gave a remark  and said "First of all, the University is not a market business place but a centre for teaching and for learning, outside our major mandate, we are supposed to train students not only in their areas of chosen expertise but also we must help to note character."

Although the Salami led administration is worth has brought light to the institution, the administration indeed has turned the school environment to the garden of Eden inside-out just within her tenure, talking about the newly built structures, beautification of the environments like lecture rooms, halls of residence as well as the staff offices, madam VC in her statement added that her administration has done a lots by organizing different programs, empowerment, the welfare of staff and students, although many dwell on the first impression which is the beautification and the new structures, we have touched all areas as seven pillars agenda.

 "We are starting the center for Artificial Intelligence (A.I) we are emphasizing more on technology. University of Benin wants to take a rightful position when it comes to technology, we would still want to continue with on infrastructures so that we can follow our deadline in October or November this year, we are also starting a center for leadership and management for those who wants to become administrators, where they can go to acquired skills that will better their administrative abilities, center for languages is also in our agenda, to enhance our local languages such as Hausa, Benin, Edo, Yoruba Igbo and others. We are also going to start a career counseling center, to guiding and counseling students as to the professions which they want to go into like those who love music and other things. These aforementioned programs must hit ground as our achievements before this administration ends." VC said

In her conclusion, talking about the Edo 2024 Governorship election, Prof. advised the students to shun any form of protest, aggression but focus on giving right to choosing a better leadership that can bring values to the citizens, leaders that are focused and friendly.