nineteen students of the institution over various offences relating to
examination malpractices.
The affected students belong to various departments within the school
and cut across both full-time and part-time programmes.
In three different circulars published yesterday in the school, the
students were said to have committed the offences during the second
semester examinations in the 2016/2017 academic session.
All the circulars were signed by the Deputy Registrar, Academics, Mrs
M.O. Osidipe and dated 27th June.
The circulars indicated that the Academic Board of the institution
took the decision on behalf of the management at its meetings
variously held on 28th May, 30th May, and 7th June respectively.
In one of the lists with Reference Number AD/ACAD/8/Vol. 5/06, the
names of the listed students include Helen Kelechi Amogu, Damilola
Esther Oduntan, Usen Ndifreke Bassey, and Korede Morufat Oladejo.
While Ms Amogu is a part-time National Diploma (ND) II student in the
Department of Mass Communications, the other three belong to the
Department of Business Administration. Both Ms Oduntan and Mr Bassey
are ND I students while Ms Oladejo is an ND III student.
Another list with Reference Number AD/ACAD/8/Vol. 5/07 included eight names.
The expelled students listed there are Abidemi Ayejafor, Ibrahim
Fashola, Balikis Adetutu Subair, Ridwan Ayinde Razak, Adetola
Adeshina, Bright Christian Okere, David Agary and Abiodun Austine
Sholaja.
Both Mr Ayejafor and Mr Fashola are full-time Higher National Diploma
(HND) II students in the Department of Computer Science.
For Ms Subair and Mr Rasak, they belong to the Department of Science
and Laboratory Technology as part-time ND II students.
The remaining four are also part-time students. While Mr Adeshina is
in ND III Computer Science, Mr Okere is in ND III Statistics, Mr Agary
is in ND II Electrical and Electronics Engineering but Mr Sholaja is
an ND I student in IME.
One other circular with reference number AD/ACAD/8/Vol. 5/08 listed
seven other names.
They are Oluwasesan Gabriel Oyewusi, Rachael Nwaigwe, Emmanuel Olajide
Adegoke, Jamiu Morakinyo, Chuka Ewiwilem, Francis Ayorinde and Akeem
Ayo Adeosun.
Mr Oyewusi and Ms Nwaigwe are both of the Department of Accounting as
full-time students. While the latter is in ND II, the former is in ND
I.
Mr Adegoke studies Business Administration as a part-time ND III
student while Mr Morakinyo is a full-time ND I student in Surveying
and Geoinfomatics.
Meanwhile, Mr Ewiwilem is an ND I full-time student in Building
Technology. The other two, Mr Ayorinde and Mr Adeosun are ND III
students in the Mechanical Engineering department.
All the affected students have been directed to hand over the school's
property in their possession to any of their heads of departments, the
Polytechnic librarian, or Dean of Students' Affairs "with immediate
effect".
Explaining the rationale behind the decision, YABATECH spokesman,
Ndubueze Ejiofor said that it was standard practice that once one
student was caught cheating in the exam, he/she would face the music
as stated in the students' handbook.
"When the students were admitted, they were given the students'
handbook. Part of the content discriminates against examination
malpractices. It is standard practice here. Once anyone violates the
rule, he should be ready to pay for that," he told journalists.
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