Jawondo tasks lecturers, students on discipline
By Abubakar Imam
The Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin, Prof. Ibrahim Abdulganiyu Jawondo, has stressed the need for discipline among staff members and students of the Department of History and International Studies.
Prof. Jawondo stated this last Monday (November 2, 2026) while speaking at a seminar organised by the Department for its staff members.
While he said that discipline among staff members is essential, the Dean explained that discipline among students, and in the relationship between students and staff members would go a long way in promoting the culture of integrity upon which the Department was established.
Prof. Jawondo, who is also a former Head of the Department, said that it is always important for everyone to know his limits and boundaries because, in an atmosphere of chaos, there cannot be any learning, and where there is no learning, there cannot be progress.
He added that what the Department inherited from its progenitors is the culture of discipline, hardwork, trustworthiness and progress.
He said that the founding fathers of the Department respected one another in terms of their knowledge, age, cultural backgrounds and schools of thought they belong to, adding that they also worked together to make the Department a strong academic establishment, which its present generation should continue to build upon today.
Prof. Jawondo also noted that alumni of the Department have made their marks in all walks of life as a number of them rose to the pinnacles of their careers in the civil service, journalism, academic and even in the military.
He said that everything must be done for this tradition of success to continue as he said that the Department is proud to say that it eats what it produces because 95 per cent of the lecturers in the Department are also its alumni.
He, therefore, encouraged lecturers to take the students as their children, saying that the students must be seen as the reason why they are employed by the University.
The Dean, who is also a former Director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies (CPSS), also urged the students to see lecturers as their parents, mentors and moderators. He added that doing so will help them to build a very strong Department and make it to attain the goal for which it was established.
Prof. Jawondo thanked the management of the University under the leadership of Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, for creating the enabling environment as he also thanked members of the Faculty who continue to make things work.
In his paper, titled “Role of the Level Advisers in Promoting Academic Excellence Among Students”, a Senior Lecturer in the Department, Dr Mohammed Oladimeji Alabi, reminded Level Advisers of their importance in the academic growth of students.
Dr Alabi urged the Level Advisers to be diligent, disciplined, compassionate and thorough in the discharge of their responsibilities.
Also speaking, the Ag. Head of the Department, Dr T. N. Odeigah, thanked the Dean for his fascinating leadership. He also thanked Dr Alabi for his presentation.
Dr Odeigah assured the University management that the Department would continue to excel and turn out individuals who will promote the good image of the University and the nation at large.
