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We Won’t Victmise Nekede Poly Student In Viral Video – Rector

The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, Dr. Michael Arimanwa, on Tuesday pledged that the fresh graduate of the institution, who trended for claiming she graduated with the help of God and her private parts, won’t be victimised.
Arimanwa said the student, Ogechi Okoroafor, will interact with the committee the management of the institution set up to handle her case tomorrow.
While assessing his achievements for the past four years, the rector said his administration has ensured that no student suffers victimisation from staff of the polytechnic.
“The lady made the unfortunate video that circulated widely across the world because the video was watched by people nearly everywhere. I have received calls and comments from people almost everywhere on earth. So, I know that video had gone quite wide. It is an unfortunate thing.
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“But I want you to know that we are not going to in any way victimise her under my watch but we will follow the rules, we will stand by the rule and due process.”
He further said the school had a mechanism to punish both staff and students who had erred in the past.
“Some people have been punished, some people (were) removed as Heads of Departments, some have gone through suspension, some people have been downgraded, and some people have been barred from promotion for some many reasons,” he said.
He added that the school has laws and policies that govern it and “those who go against such policies, whether exam malpractices, sexual harassment or any other infractions,” are duly punished, stating that “some have lost promotion; some have been sacked actually — we have sacked like two people — some have been demoted and a few students have been expelled as well for one thing or another. We have done them dispassionately and laid them to rest.”
