The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, has set a code of dressing for new and returning students with sanctions for defaults.
The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Soladoye Adewole, said the indecent dressing and posture rules were to ensure sanity on campus.
He said, “We want to bring sanity into the system, as there are certain things that students engage in that are not Orthodox that we want to stop.
“In this part of the world, a man does not use earrings. If any student wants to use it, they use it outside. A man doesn’t braid his hair except he is a ‘sango’ worshiper.
“All these are foreign concepts that have crept into our system. In a tertiary institution, you are not there for fashion but for serious academic exercise.
“We don’t want any student to assault the sensibility of others.”
According to him, sagging is no longer allowed on the campus, half-naked dressing is also no longer allowed, and students are not allowed to bring babies to class as it will distract the attention of other students and the lecturer as well.
Adewole said any student with babies should use the creche facility the school provides with a token as a creche fee.
“We also do not encourage pregnant women to stay in the hostel because the institution has no facility for antenatal care or emergencies.
“The clinic that we have is not a maternity home, so anyone with pregnancy should take responsibility and care for themselves as the institution is not taking the right to be pregnant or to have children from anyone. Only that such persons should take responsibility for their actions,” Adewole noted.
He noted that a task force would be put in place to ensure compliance as lecturers and security officers of the institution would also ensure compliance.
The notice on indecent dressing and posture shared in a flier on the campus as notice to new and returning students stipulated that the institution certificate would be awarded to students found worthy in both academic pursuits and good character.
Most of the sanctions attract one-semester suspension.
“Students are required to abide by the Institution’s Standard and Code of Conduct, of which Indecent Dressing/Posture is one,” the notice read.
