About 200 students may have been expelled by the authorities
of Covenant University, Cannanland, Ota, Ogun State, recently for what was
described as “disregard of paramount core values.”
Frustrated and angered by the development, some of the affected students who
gave account of what happened battled emotions while narrating their situations
to NEWSMEN recently. They however pleaded with the school authorities to tamper
justice with mercy in order to save their future.
Out of the figure, about 126 were expelled for not attending the ‘departure service’, meant to sign off from the school after the end of the Semester and Matriculation of students on November 30. Five other students were thrown out for smoking while unconfirmed source said additional 60 got the same fate for violating other rules bordering on the University’s core values. A few others were given four weeks suspension for failure to sign the head count that was conducted a couple of weeks earlier.
A letter of expulsion signed by the Registrar, Ntia Ubong, a copy which was made available to NEWSMEN stated that the affected students contravened Chapter 1, section 30, page 40 of the 2010-2014 Student Handbook.
The massive expulsion was predicated on the anger of the Chancellor, Bishop David Oyedepo who was said to have been infuriated after seeing students loitering around when they were supposed to be at the Chapel for the Departure Service.
He was said to have personally chased students to the Chapel and ordered for a search into all the halls and colleges to fish out those who did not attend the service.
Out of the figure, about 126 were expelled for not attending the ‘departure service’, meant to sign off from the school after the end of the Semester and Matriculation of students on November 30. Five other students were thrown out for smoking while unconfirmed source said additional 60 got the same fate for violating other rules bordering on the University’s core values. A few others were given four weeks suspension for failure to sign the head count that was conducted a couple of weeks earlier.
A letter of expulsion signed by the Registrar, Ntia Ubong, a copy which was made available to NEWSMEN stated that the affected students contravened Chapter 1, section 30, page 40 of the 2010-2014 Student Handbook.
The massive expulsion was predicated on the anger of the Chancellor, Bishop David Oyedepo who was said to have been infuriated after seeing students loitering around when they were supposed to be at the Chapel for the Departure Service.
He was said to have personally chased students to the Chapel and ordered for a search into all the halls and colleges to fish out those who did not attend the service.
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- Nnem Ezeani So very good,they should hv gone to fed,state or other private universities if they want to do as they like.
- Gerald Ukamba Laughable. So, wђat becomes of the millions already spent? Α̲̅ℓℓ gone down the drain? It's a crazy world out there. Foolish people.
- Adinuba Simeon Chibuzo Too bad!! I wonder what madness religion has driving some to. Spiritual illiterates! Intellectual dwarfs!
- Yada Sudi If each of the expelled student is to give #5.00 each as his .....The students had a bad belly to the University Church.
- Ibrahim Muhammad Bello What do u expect?a university that doesnt admit muslims.am nt surprise at all
- Olayode McIsrael Ola-adua The expulsion is good for them, if that huge amount of money is spent yet without acknowledging God with the knowledge gained, it is a waste of money.
And those students might later be a shame to their parents, friends, their alma-mata and finally unto God. - Nzei Areth It s the school construction , so any 1 gaining or trying to gain admission into this should be careful.
- Tobi Ezekiel Thats a fat lie.. pls get ur facts ryt b4 postin.
am a studnt there and d sudnts expelled were 10!
4 for smokin hump an 6 4nt attendin the departure service. - Godwin Egbe · Friends with Nkem Elechi and 4 othersU jst hav to b discipline u cnt fake it over deir in c.u indiscipline is like smoke it must surely shoot out..
- Paul Osomdeya Asiebu San I don't disagree with the school's authorities for expelling students for imbibition of drugs but for not attending service, that's religious nonesense!! I'm a Christian but people's private lives too should be respected. The constituion of the Fed.Rep of Nigeria which is sacrosanct, supreme and the highest law of the land stipulates that every citizen has the right worship, regious inclination, ideology or philosophy so their school's constitution is a mere collection of sheets of papers before The Nigerian constitution or criminal code . NUC must intervene otherwise...
- Tobi Ezekiel @Paul-otherwise wht?!
ull close the uni ryt?(scoffs)clawn.
wht u guy dnt understand is every sch has their rules an regulations an if u cant cope u leave or dnt apply atall! just hw difficult is dat? - Tobi Ezekiel @doose- Covenant uni dnt expell pple just lyk dat. they give u 2 letters of warning(they advise an pray with u) then if such persons repeat the same offence thats whn they ar expelled.
- Funmilola Ogunleye Ibironke Pls,let's be mindful of d way we talk, esp wen it involves d man of God. Even, if 1000 student were expelled, all wot is expected of dem is to ask 4 mercy. Afterall dey are aware of d Schl Do & Donts, b4 signing d acceptance form
- Arike Adejoke As far as am concern so far evryone of d student has agree to rules nd regulatn of d sch they av to abide by it or face d music if they fail
- Euphemiah King All these are y many enter into curse for commeting on what dey dnt kn.pls is nt a law u must commet on anything u c on d face book.leave some 4 God 2 judge.cming to d case at i c no sin in dat,b/c they sign to obey............
- Awele Nwaoligidi E What is wrong in expelin dem and why will they not obey the rules and regulations of the school? People should not see this as an opportunity to give names to the school authority.
- Fleance Kiikpoye · Friends with Paul Osomdeya Asiebu SanI totally agree with Paul Asiebu,this is a multy-religious country for goodness sake and as such,the religious liberty of any citizen should not be interfered with not 4 any reason whatsoever.Besides, the students we er talking about er not under-18,th...See More
