2,902 students on Wednesday took their oath of allegiance as students of Sokoto State University during the school matriculation exercise.
Vice chancellor of the university, Professor Bashir Garba, said the matriculated number represents the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 sessions combined.
“The admission process for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic session has just been completed and is indeed the reason why we are here today.
“For the 2021/2022 academics session, the University received a total of 3,579 undergraduates’ application out of which 1,789 candidates gained admission into their prospective programmes of interest.
“While for the 2022/2023 academic session, a total of 6,480 candidates applied for admission but only 2,626, secured admission for the various degree programmes of the university.
“This brings the total admitted candidates for the two academic sessions to 4,415 students out of which only 2,902 students registered for the combined academic session,” the VC stated.
He disclosed that the school combined the two academic sessions programme together due to the eight months of strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of University in the country.
While congratulating the newly-matriculated students, the vice chancellor charge them to face their studies squarely so as not to lose the golden opportunity of acquiring university education.
He, however, appealed to the state government to consider paying the visiting and sabbatical lecturers outstanding salaries, as the university so much rely on the support of this category of lecturers, especially for the post graduate programmes.
