News Editor
By David Odama
The Federation Univgersity of Lafia, (FULafia), has banned students of the university from any form of sign-out celebration during graduation.
The institution said the ban is sequent to the recent sad and fatal accident involving two tricycles at the university campus
The authority of the institution in a statement issued by the Registrar,Malam Nuradeen Abdu, and made available to Journalists in Lafia, added that the practice of sign-out celebrations is characterised by final-year students signing shirts of their colleagues and engaging in other social activities to mark the end of their studies at the university.
“The practice, usually, takes place after the writing of final examination by students.
It further said that in order to ensure safety of students, the management has banned the sign-out celebrations for final-year students.
“The management of the FULafia no longer permitted to take place at the Permanent Site Campus Gate of the University henceforth.
The statement noted that students should henceforth organise their celebrations within their faculty’s premises, stating urther that use of public address systems during these celebrations “is strictly prohibited”.
“students are, also, strictly forbidden from driving or running around with cars during these celebrations.”
It warned that any violation of these rules would attract disciplinary action against violators urging students to cooperate with the directives to prevent any further preventable accidents and ensure the safety of everyone.
