In a drastic move to curb indecency among female students in the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, the Student Affairs Division of the institution recently organised a one-day seminar for female students in various halls on the importance of discipline and decency.
The seminar, organised by the Senior Assistant Registrar, Guidance and Counselling of the institution, Mrs.
Boye Owele was tagged “Justifying the ideals and sanctity of womanhood in Nigerian universities.”
While speaking at the seminar, the Dean, Students’ Affairs of the university, Dr. Kayode Alese, who was represented by the Students’ Affairs Officer, Mr. Johnson Eso, explained that the essence of the programme was “to create awareness and to put the students, most especially women on their toes.”
He noted that the institution wanted female students to learn the importance of protecting the ideals and sanctity of womanhood in an educational environment like FUTA.
He said, “We want them to know wherever they are that what justifies a person as a responsible woman in the society is decency and discipline.The programme is targeted at our ladies because they own the future, hence they should also mould the future of the younger ones. In doing that, we have the plans that they would be role models to those in secondary and primary schools to spread the gospel.”
Alese observed that “If ladies have the strategy to protect the sanctity of womanhood, the issue of rape, prostitution and other anti-social vices on campus would be a thing of the past.”
He further stated that the rate of indecent dressings and gross indiscipline among FUTA female students was not pronounced but that the seminar would equip the girls to spread the messages to their peers in other institutions.
He said, “We have reports of excesses and misdemeanour on the part of ladies and men having adverse influences on the younger ones who will be future leaders.
Alese urged female students to dress decently and not to dress to kill. Not to disturb others with their dressing.
In addition, the Assistant Registrar of the University, Mrs. Abiola Olusanya, said the seminar “will re-shape the reasoning of the students and would cordon off their minds from the abnormal way of doing things and make them responsible people within or outside the campus.
She noted that it is absolutely important for ladies to know what womanhood is all about.
“They (females) should be decent in attributes especially in dressing. It will guide against sexual harassment. The male attraction to women is through their eyes. It is natural for men to be attracted towards women. When a woman is decent, they earn a lot of respect and decency,” she added.
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