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Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife have counseled the dismissal of the lecturer concerned within the s3x for marks scandal within the establishment, Professor Richard Akindele.
Chairman of Acting Security Committee, Gbenga Olorunniran mentioned the college administration has completed the suitable factor because the lecturer was discovered culpable of the offence.
“The varsity administration has set a good commonplace and so they have completed the suitable factor. This will function an instance to others. The s3x saga has gone viral and the college might as nicely sweep the problem below the carpet, however they didn’t, however they ensured justice is maintained.
“The management should not be autocratic on student in the sense that if any student does something the management should be able to summon the student to the disciplinary committee instead of just going ahead to close the students’ portal. Even though everybody knew what the Lecturer did he was still interrogated” he mentioned
Another pupil, Ibrahim Lanre mentioned “The university management just did what seems right in a sane environment. It has brought hope and sanity to the educational system and this will make the varsity proud and outstanding amidst other schools. This will also serve as a warning bell to lecturers of department and faculty so as to desist from the evil act of harassing students”
“I hope the university continues like this and be able to maintain discipline amongst the lecturers and students” he additionally mentioned
James Stephen he mentioned “ what the university management did is right and is also wrong. The management can just suspend him for like some months and make him know that what he did was very bad. Sacking him is not a lasting solution”
”The good a part of it Is that it might function a information for different lecturers who're additionally making an attempt to string the trail. I implore all college students (Female) college students particularly to not lure any lecturer into this evil act,” he mentioned
Bukola Lawal who instructed The Nation that the step taken by the varsity administration was not a good one because the establishment ought to be capable to look past the bodily and have a look at the religious side.
In her phrases she mentioned, “the school should not have dismissed the man as this might be the only source of income for him and his family. Where will he start from? How will he feed his family and children? The University Management should not look at the issue with just ordinary eyes but with spiritual eyes because it might not be intentional”
“The management should look for a better option to punish him rather than sacking him from what he has built all the days of his life” she added