OAU Students, Aspirants In Panic As NUC Dis-Accredit Faculty Of Law, Other Departments

By Sodiq Lawal

As the National Universiies Commission (NUC) through the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) had notified some students seeking admission into Obafemi Awolowo University that their first choice course has lost accreditation.

The JAMB notification also further instructed the aspirants to change their courses or institution as soon as possible.

As a result, this has left aspirants and students of the institution in panic regarding the issue.

The affected courses include Faculty of law & Dentistry with Department Botany and medical Rehabilitation.

According to Daniel Princewill, one of the aspirants stated that the notification came as a shock to him.

He stated that this has made most aspirants unhappy because the notification as this means the affected departments will not admit candidates for the 2018 Admission Year.

He further stated that the developments has made them to either change  course or institution which is against their initial wish.

The  President of Law Students Society, OAU branch,  Adedigba Daniel said that, ” Faculty of Law has lost accreditation but I am very sure that the authorities are already working on palliative measures to the development. Currently, the Vice Dean is in Abuja.”

It could be recalled that in the year 2006, the faculty of law, OAU lost accreditation likewise in 1992 which made law students to be forced to other faculties especially Faculty of Arts.

Also, a student of health sciences who pleaded anonymity stated that they all knew about the development.

He stated that the accreditation was lost due to some equipment not available for students especially in laboratories.

Meanwhile Mr Abiodun Olanrewaju, the university Public Relations Officer promised to get back to our correspondent after he would have been fully informed by the Chairman Committee of Deans.