The joy of pursuing higher education by 920 males and female, young
Nigerians, came to fruition recently as the Taraba Polytechnic, Jalingo
upgraded their provisional admission status as full students of the
institution.
The matriculation ceremony witnessed by top government officials,
management of the polytechnic, family and friends of the new entrants,
no doubt signified a new phase in the lives of joyous students as they
swore to the oath of matriculation for the commencement of the 2014/2014
academic year collectively.
Rector of the institution, Mr. Gladson Dogo Sallah in his welcome
address congratulated the matriculated students on successfully scaling
over the various verification processes to gain admission into the
polytechnic.
His words, "Today mark a turning point in your life by virtue of this
memorable matriculation. This brief ceremony, which is the culmination
of weeks of the registration exercise qualifies you to be duly
registered students of this prestigious institution, thereby making you
an integral part of the polytechnic family.
"On behalf of the Governing Council, Management, staff and the
continuing students I wish to felicitate with you as you have just taken
the matriculation oath to be of good conduct and decorum in the pursuit
of your educational goals," he added.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mr. William
Lamu, assured the Polytechnic community that the challenges facing the
institution would be tackled by the Arc. Darius Ishaku led
administration in the state.
In an interview with Daily Independent, an excited student of
building construction in the engineering department, Ode Paul Ogaji
said, "This is the day I have been waiting for, I am now a full-fledged
student of the Taraba state Polytechnic".
-Daily Independent
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