The Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, has condemned the prevailing cohabitation syndrome among students of tertiary institutions.
Professor Ajibefun, who was represented by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Benson Akinnawonu, gave the disapproval in his opening remark at a one-day summit on ‘Cohabitation among Students,’ organised by the Student Affairs Division of the university, in conjunction with the Airtel Telecommunications outfit.
“Cohabitation among students is a reprobate act that requires all hands to be on deck to arrest the ugly trend. Living together and having sexual relationship without being married is a trend that has virtually eroded the level of morality among the youths, particularly students of higher institutions.
“Findings by researchers have proved that cohabitation among unmarried students has been on the rise and if deliberate and pragmatic steps are not taken by all stakeholders, including managements of tertiary institutions, parents and religious leaders, this anomaly will continue to rise unabated and the society will ultimately suffer for it,” the vice chancellor said.
Ajibefun commended the Student Affairs Division under the deanship of Dr Bolanle Ogungbamila for the initiative and thanked Airtel, one of the nation’s leading telecommunications networks, for the partnership to campaign against the immoral trend.
In his welcome address, Dr Ogungbamila identified low level of monitoring, mentoring and inadequate hostel accommodation as factors that had engendered cohabitation among the students.
Meanwhile, Professor Ajibefun, advised the 3,989 new students admitted to the institution to build on the landmarks of their predecessors: students and alumni.
Professor Ajibefun also counselled the students to eschew social vices that could thwart their studentship.
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