A final year student of the Akwa Ibom State University, who was expelled in June for insulting Governor Udom Emmanuel on Facebook, have been instated.
The directive is contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ini Ememobong, at the end of the State Executive Council meeting in Uyo.
Mr Ememobong said the council reviewed the action of the university and directed it to recall the student immediately.
“The executive council reviewed the AKSU expulsion case of Ekpo and directed the university to immediately recall the said student,” said the statement.
The commissioner added that the council also said the government had pegged at 12 years maximum age for admission into secondary schools across the state to curb the cultism surge in secondary schools.
“Investigation has revealed that the surge is caused mainly by over-aged students who are on a mission of mass recruitment of students into cult groups.
“However, any student above this age with a genuine reason will have their parents sign an undertaking of good behaviour before their admission,” he said.