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From Okey Sampson, Umuahia
Clifford University, Owerrinta, Abia State has matriculated 332 students admitted into various departments, during her 8th Matriculation ceremony.
The university equally used the event to honour a 400-level Law student, Miss Idaresit Umoren, for winning the best undergraduate law contest in Nigerian Universities.
Speaking at the ceremony, the President/Vice Chancellor of Clifford University, Professor Chimezie Omeonu said more faculties and courses have been accredited in the school by National Universities Commission (NUC).
The courses he said included nursing science which now admits 120 students from the previous number of 50.
The VC announced that the Port Harcourt Campus of the University has taken off, while the institution has become a full ICAN registered centre.
Prof Omeonu said the objective of the school was that its new Faculty of Education would handle sandwich, weekend as well as part time programmes.
While assuring parents that their children were in the right place of study, the VC announced that parents advisory council has been established in the University with him as Chairman and Elder Ezebunwa Ubani as Vice Chairman, adding that such collaboration would mold good character in the students.
Announcing that a total of 330 students had graduated in the last 4 convocations of the University, Prof Omeonu listed some of the challenges of the institution to include lack medical science Laboratory complex, non completion of Law Library, non completion of the road network, non completion of two hostels for male and female students as well as water factory.
He congratulated the new students of the institution but charged them to study to graduate in flying colours and advised them to shun negative conducts.
The Chairman of Ceremonies and Awards Committee, Dr Ezebunwa Ubani, said the emergence of a student of the university as overall best student in a national contest underscored the quality of education imparted in students of the school.
The matriculating students pledged not to be involved in cultisim or untoward behaviour throughout their stay in the university.
