The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Wednesday, kicked against the Federal Government’s directive for tertiary institutions to scrap the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Post-UTME, for admission of candidates for the 2016/2017 academic session, saying the quality of tertiary education in the country could improve if the institutions are allowed to regulate their students admission process.
ASUU President, Comrade Biodun Ogunyemi, said such freedom would enhance the quality of education. Recall that at a recent joint policy meeting to decide the cut off mark for students seeking admission into the universities, the government announced the scrapping of post-unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME).
The Post UTME is the second stage of screening usually conducted by universities for the final selection of candidates qualified for admission for an academic session. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu had threatened to sanction any university or tertiary institution found conducting examinations under any guise to admit students.
He further directed tertiary institutions that had collected money from candidates for such purposes to immediately refund it or face appropriate sanctions. The ASUU boss told NAN that such directive encroached on the autonomy of the institutions. “I think government should give these institutions the chance to regulate themselves,” he said. “They should decide for themselves, the process they dim fit to admit their students.
The Senate of universities for example, should decide on the process they want to use in selecting candidates. “We do not think it’s right for government to decide the method of screening of the candidates, indeed, we want to attain some level of sanity and quality in the system.” The unionist added that government could only come into the process by putting in place the necessary guidelines as part of their oversight functions. According to him, it may not also be easy for institutions that had already collected money for the conduct of the post-UTME or screening in whatever guise to refund such money. He added that this was because such money could have been diverted to other purposes. Ogunyemi noted that most universities were under-funded and therefore, might have used some of the money to attend to urgent needs of the institution. “Some of the arguments raised in this entire episode is that universities or tertiary institutions were using the conduct of such examination to make money,” he said.
“But the truth is, these institutions are poorly funded. If universities for example are properly funded, will the vice-chancellors be looking for other means of making money? “In the last seven months, university workers have been receiving incomplete salaries, that is, the disbursement of funds for payment of salaries has always been inadequate. “When situations like this arise, the managements will not be left with any choice than to look inwards and seek means of meeting such needs. “And one of such strategies is by conducting such examination.” Ogunyemi noted that the state universities were worst hit for many of them had yet to receive subvention in the last one year. “Actually we in ASUU frown at extortion of any type from students or candidates but the government too should be alive to its responsibilities by providing the enabling environment that will aid teaching, leaning and research.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeleteHow many of this ASUU did post UTME in their own day and also their children are going through those vigorous stress?
ReplyDeleteWe are the problem of ourselves bcos of our selfish interest. They are benefiting from the process financially.
How can someone paid a lot for JAMB form, a lot for tutorial to pass and still still pay a lot for post JAMB. Above all, there will still bribery to get the admission.
but let rememeber dat majority of these universities are under-funded. even with the 2016 utme exam,one can hardly trust the integrity of JAMB to produce quality students for admssion.let POST -UTME continues
ReplyDeletePost UTME is illegal and has no basis under the law, if they need money, they can increase the school fees for admitted students, reduce their staff and increase sandwich programmes they offer, let the fraud stop, NO TO POST JAMB
ReplyDeleteAnd if they increase school fees,people like you will still riot,take to the streets,and destroy properties...please stop deceiving yourself..
DeletePost UTME is illegal and has no basis under the law, if they need money, they can increase the school fees for admitted students, reduce their staff and increase sandwich programmes they offer, let the fraud stop, NO TO POST JAMB
ReplyDeleteNo to post ume you said,is jamb not a bigger fraud??special centres everywhere,what do you have to say about that...
DeleteAccording to this Comrade, it's all about money. It's unfortunate that you make candidates go through unnecessary stress, at the end of which some candidates may not be admitted into the institution of their choices.
ReplyDeleteFrom my personal experience other civilize nation don't conduct entrance exam like JAMB to get admission into university when you pass your school cert exam you are given admission directly in to the university it is left for you to proof that you capable in pursuing the carrier of your choice. Please let us be reasonable in our demand. Exam upon exams will not be in the best interest of the candidate seeking admission in to higher institution. The post-ume is uncalled for and it should be scraped.
ReplyDeleteInstead of facing their job squarely they are agitating for POST UTME that most of them never experienced even some of them got admitted with pass in English or Maths in those days. Now they want to make life difficult for poor masses. Once they attain post of Professor NO MORE LECTURES they go about for contract appointment leaving their job to half baked Lecturers. THERE IS GOD OOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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