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The University of Abuja has announced that it is investigating over 10 cases of sexual harassment which have been transferred to its disciplinary committee.<\/div>\n
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\nAlso, the institution said that it has mounted 24-hour security surveillance within the campus and other sensitive positions to check kidnapping and other security challenges.<\/p>\n

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of UNIABUJA, Modibbo Mohammed said this yesterday during a retreat organized for the university\u2019s principal officers, dean\u2019s, directors and trade unions with the theme: \u201cNavigating myriad of challenges in managing Universities in today\u2019s world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mohammed said, \u201cWe have now mounted 24 hours security patrol in the University, not only within the campus and residential areas but within perimeters of the University.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have also employed additional hunters and vigilantes to patrol in areas that are not fenced because it is a very vast land.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the institution has also engaged the services of hunters and vigilantes to boost its security following a recent incident of abduction of some staff and family members by bandits.<\/p>\n

Speaking on sexual harassment in the university system, Modibbo said that those found culpable would henceforth be sanctions accordingly.<\/p>\n

According to him, over 10 cases of such had been transferred to the University\u2019s disciplinary committee, adding that persons found guilty would be brought to book.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cOnce somebody breaches the rules and regulations, they must be sanctioned no matter how highly placed. Whether it is sexual harassment, examination malpractices or extortion from students in one way or the other.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have so many cases now being investigated and we have referred over 10 cases of staff indiscipline, including professors to the University disciplinary committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are procedures that have to, first of all, be established, investigated, reported to the council and the council passed to the disciplinary committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can assure you that in the next couple of months, you will begin to see changes in the way we approach things in the University,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/div>\n

\nWhile declaring the retreat open, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, said Universities must be proactive to address their challenges, particularly in the area of sustainable funding.<\/p>\n

He challenged participants at the event not to always depend on the government budget to run the universities but look inwards for alternative funding to keep the university going.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cOn University sustainable funding, I am of a very strong view that as long as we depend on the government budget to run our university, our expectations from the budget will continue to remain a problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would prefer we go to the old tradition of bottom-up based approach on the actual need of the and that funding will be such that is determined by cost.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou go to the system where you determine what it takes a year for a student in a particular course of study and what it takes to produce a student over the course and every stakeholder should partake in it.<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cWe should adopt a grant system that will enable the university to practice what it preaches about autonomy and it will enable the governing council to operate on the strength of their balance sheet, that way you can eliminate some very unproductive programmes from the University.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t need to have every university in this country offering courses in a certain course area where you now have more lecturers than students across our university and at the end of the day add up to the wage bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Vice-Chancellor of UNIABUJA, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na\u2019Allah, commended the governing council for the retreat.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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