Plateau State University, Bokkos, has disputed rumors that the National Universities Commission intends to close the university.
Mr. Yakubu Ayuba, the university’s Registrar, refuted the allegations in a statement issued Sunday in Jos, the state capital.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress said in a statement issued by its acting Publicity Secretary in the state, Shittu Bamaiyi, that the NUC had finished preparations to shut the university.
Bamaiyi said in the statement that the NUC had chosen to remove the institution’s certificate of recognition and accreditation due to what he characterized as the state government’s meddling in university administration.
But the registrar claimed that such an allegation was not only incorrect and misleading, but also malicious, especially because it came from a political party with no business in the university’s administration.
The statement read, ”The attention of the management of Plateau University, Bokkos, has been drawn to a press release by a political party and a letter purported to be written by the NUC to the Visitor to the university circulating on some media platforms.
”This action is capable of causing anxiety and shaking the confidence of students, staff, parents, and prospective students; therefore, management wishes to clarify.
”That Plateau University is a citadel of knowledge and the legacy of Plateau people should not be dragged into any political contestation, especially those that have no bearing on the university’s academic activities.
”That Plateau University is a citadel of knowledge and the legacy of Plateau people should not be dragged into any political contestation, especially those that have no bearing on the university’s academic activities.
NAN
