Mr Yakubu Friday Ayuba, Registrar, Plateau State University, Bokkos has in the late hours of Saturday, 27 April, 2024 announced the full resumption of administrative activities on Monday, 29th April, 2024 and academic activities into the citadel of learning on Thursday, 2nd May, 2024.
In an internal memo addressed to All Staff titled: ‘Resumption’ and signed by the Registrar, the University’s scribe said “arising from the suspension of activities in the University on Friday, 19th April, 2024, Management has reviewed the situation that led to the suspension vis-à-vis efforts put in place by the Management, Plateau State Government, Security Agencies and other stakeholders, and decided that the University is to reopen to Staff on Monday, 29th April, 2024”
The statement continued that “accordingly, all Staff are to resume duty to prepare for full resumption of academic and administrative activities in expectation of students’ resumption on Thursday, 2nd May, 2024. With High regards”
It would be recalled that as reported by www.pointblank.com, the Registrar of the University had on Friday, 19th April, 2024 announced the temporary suspension of examainations initialy for two days. However, the suspension was later extended to 10 days following the deteriorating security challenges.
The Registrar on the 19th april, 2024 said “the Plateau State University woke up to the sad news of another heartless attack on Chikam, a community close to the university. The sad event led to the loss of a 200 level, Computer Science student of the University residing in Chikam, by name Dasing James Jordan.
According to Mr Ayuba, he regretted that “this is coming despite the relentless effort by the Plateau State Govrnment, security agencies, the Management of the University and other stakeholders at improving the security situation on our campus and the surrounding communities. Unfortunately, the enemies of the University and the state brought this dastardly attack leading to the loss of our dear student.
“The Vice Chancellor and the entire Management convey their condolences to the family of the deceased, the student body and the university community.
“In view of this sad development, Management has declared a two day mourning period on Friday 19th and Saturday, 20th April, 2024. Accordingly, all the examinations earlier scheduled for Friday 19th and Saturday, 20th April, 2024 are hereby suspended.
“While calling on our students to remain calm and law abiding, we wish to call on the security agencies to beef up security around the university in order to secure staff and students as we look into other ways of making the University more secure
Confirming the resumption to Pointblank News Dr Felix Bitrus Masok, the Dean of Students Affairs, whose heroic actions during the unfortunate occurrence won him this media’s blog Exceptional Personality of the Week said “yes, is confirmed please”.
www.pointblank.com.ng seeks to know when the suspended examinations will resume. It is also of interest to Pointblank News Blog to know what steps and plans have been taken differently to avoid further reoccurrence. As always, Pointblank News Blog will break the first to you as they happen
