Youths have been encouraged to preach against social vices, promote integrity and work towards merit. Acting Vice Chancellor, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Prof. Rosemund Dienye Green-Osahogulu, gave this encouragement when the Proactive Rivers Youth Organisation (PRYO) world-wide paid her a visit at her office, last Thursday.

Prof. Green-Osahogulu urged the youths to reach out to militants and criminals and charged them to be contented and deemphasise wealth at all cost as greed sets in when contentment is thrown out.

She identified religion, tribalism and politics as part of problems facing the country and called on them to tackle these factors by deemphasing them.

The VC said she had sanitised the university by banning the sale of handouts, sale of approved text books at regulated prices, as well as undue award of marks to students stating that only qualified students and staff are presently at the institution.

The university, she stated, was about to reach an agreement with four universities in the United States of America that have indicated interest to collaborate and partner with it and enjoined all stakeholders to join hands to reposition the institution, pointing out that the university is a special place for training of role models who would train generations yet to come.

She intimated them of the ongoing laboratory and lecture theatre projects in the school as she pointed out that she was determined to put in place befitting structures in the university despite its lean resources.

Earlier, President General of the body, Comrade Agbo Chiemele, who described the Acting Vice Chancellor as an achiever, philanthropist, seasoned administrator, a mother of repute, disclosed that her distinguished achievements in the academic sector had impacted positively on the lives of many people.

He lauded her programmes which he said were geared towards promoting peace, quality service and zero tolerance for cultism which they observed has abated since she came on board, thereby enhancing the high academic and moral performance by the students.

Comrade Agbo later presented an award of excellence to the Acting Vice Chancellor in recognition of  her outstanding contribution and service to humanity, organisation, and innovative solution towards promoting mutual understanding and relationship between students and the university management and excellent performance in discharge of duties by workers.