Scores of FUO students turned back home over alleged improper dressing
...as SERVICOM enforces indecent dressing code
Scores of students of the Federal University of Otuoke in Bayelsa State were sent back home by officials of the institution over allegations of improper dressing to campus.
The officials of the SERVICOM under the office of the Vice Chancellor of the Institution, at about 7am mounted vigilance by the entrance of the institution and picking out students found breaching the dressing code.
Most of the Students found allegedly breaching the dressing code were those found with tinted hair, coloured hair. Others include those female students with leggings and tight jeans, boys with saggy jeans.
A lecturer and top members of the Academic Staff Union of the University, Socrates Ebo, had earlier on officials social media handle of the institution, had reminded students to follow the university’s dress rules.
He said only suits, trousers, shirts, skirts, blouses, gowns, and native wear are allowed. For shoes, only sandals, covered shoes, canvas, and sneakers are permitted on campus.He also said body revealing clothes, ripped Jeans, dying of hair are no more allowed.
According to him, “Many believe this kind of dress code should be adopted in all universities to promote discipline and proper appearance among students.”
Many of the students however has commended the institution management for moving against cases of indecent dressing,”
It’s a welcome development, I just hope the management of the university continues with this new development.”
*The improper dressing is becoming too much, mostly those newly admitted students. Kudos to the SERVICOM boss for taking the bull by the horn to sanitize the university system.”
But one Lucky Ebidou, a student of the Institution, expressed reservation over the development, calling on the Institution management to adopt the same zeal shown against indecent dressing to tackle issues of over congested lecture rooms and lack of power supply on campus.
Another student, Egbegi Edeinbofa, also called the attention of the Institution management to issues of over congested lecture rooms and poor health facilities, “where students buy drugs with their own money, Or the fact that this institution doesn’t have light.”
