| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by Kewtt: 7:53am On Jul 21, 2018 |
Hedonisst:
And how much will he be paid for his research in order to afford luxury cars?
Nigerian senior lecturers and professors are fond of misusing/misappropriating research grants. If any international organisation or donor agency provides millions in grants, it is not meant to fund your flamboyant lifestyle it to buy 'big Jeep'. It is meant to fund knowledge development - research!
The only legal ways to make money as a scholar is through your legitimate salaries, sales of published books, and in some cases fees for consulting services. Only a tiny percentage of Nigerian scholars are good enough to command legitimate mega fees for consulting work. The overwhelming majority are just bloody incompetent thieves. Then join the tiny percentage |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by johnjay4u2u(m): 7:54am On Jul 21, 2018 |
If you don't know ask.
A scholar into active research which are productive ends grants regularly from agencies all over the world.
In tunes of hundreds of thousands of dollars /pounds |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by goldman777: 7:58am On Jul 21, 2018 |
Kewtt:
You don't deserve to be in school. Tuition on you issa waste "You dey decieve yourself"  if you were to see me in person you won't be able to come near because of my security and inferiority complex thank GOD for internet i know your type |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by lereinter(m): 8:10am On Jul 21, 2018 |
capatainrambo:
corruption in universities tho
I remember a lecturer bought a rangrover sport clean chassis back then in year 2013
bunch of of thieves ripping children off funny assumption na the lecturer own the sch |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by justifyme(m): 8:17am On Jul 21, 2018 |
Answerbank:
What one perceives from the very poorly crafted Communique in shameful grammar by the National Association of Nigeran Students (NANS) leadership of Ebonyi State is, first of all, that they are not fit to present themselves as students of a tertiary educational institution; secondly, there is a pitiable failure to define what they are trying to achieve. Thirdly, they don't have the interest of AE-FUNAI students at heart. Let's take it one after the other.
NOT FIT TO BE CALLED UNDERGRADUATES
The very first sentence contained a bomb that will make primary school pupils collapse with laughter: "... a revolutionary and freedom greetings from ...". There are many other unforgivable grammatical blowouts that cause headache. If this frightening assemblage of grammatical errors is available in a single public release, then God help the teachers that mark the scripts of these so-called NANS leaders. These are probably professional students who find activism more profitable than finishing school and moving on with their lives. Their grammar suggests that they probably don't attend classes. Their English language should cause them to hide their faces in shame. Every one of them whose signature is on that material has become an embarrassment to humanity on account of such poor use of language by a higher education student. This, once more, calls to question the leadership recruitment process in Nigeria. One feels certain that there are students that speak and write more decently than this garbage. So, how come these are the ones representing the better students? Could it be that the better students are put off by the political system or too busy studying to care? Even rough students speak and write better than these ones. So what is the matter and where is this leading to? Ebonyi as a State should begin to get worried about this. The Special Adviser to Governor Dave Umahi on Youth/Student Affairs should begin to tell His Excellency that the people that will be contesting for his office in 20 years time are lame in language and possibly in logic. The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Economic Development needs to red-flag this letter and use it to extrapolate the quality of governance and public discourse in 10 - 20 years time. Economic Development is, firat about people. There is danger. Unless the State deliberately raises another set of leaders in other spheres, there will be huge a problem from this generation of student leaders with a fractured power of expression and reasoning.
WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO ACHIEVE?
The document which has been circulating as Communique stated, inter alia, "We, having honoured our meeting at AE-FUNAI subsequent to our notification that the management of AE-FUNAI having endorsed the formation of a forum called Funai Parents Forum which they used to impose a security fee of #50,000.00 (fifty thousand naira) on level 100 students and #5,000.00 on level 200 students in the name of security fee ...." This suggests (1) that the NANS people 'honoured' their meeting at AE-FUNAI, whatever that means; and (2) FUNAI PARENTS FORUM was " ... used to impose a security fee ...". This is where the logic gets illogical. From what one knows, FUNAI PARENTS FORUM is an assemblage of parents and guardians of students of AE-FUNAI. In 2016 when it was formed, the parents observed that chairs in most classrooms and lecture theaters had been broken in the course of use (and misuse). Hence, students had to stand or carry blocks to sit for their lectures and exams. It was also observed that there was no perimeter fence around the school and coming on the heels of experiences in Lagos state where students were kidnapped from their hostels as well as the Chibok experience, parents felt a dire need to wall the campus. Parents also expressed discomfort at the fact that staff didn't live on campus. People came to work from Abakaliki which is 30 minutes away and retired there at the end of each day, leaving the rather young male and especially female students alone through the night and weekends. There was no allocation in the 2016 Federal Budget to meet these crying needs and the parents decided to courageously take steps towards providing some of these facilities while seeing how they could help to have the items appropriated for in the 2017 federal budget. Accordingly, the parents met, agreed amongst themselves and communicated their agreement to the university to the effect that they would pay SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE levy for each of their students. They fixed the amount themselves and they resolved not to tolerate the free rider phenomenon whereby some people choose to benefit without paying. That is where enforcement came from. It is curious to note that the NANS representatives appear not to recognize the dynamics at play here. It is not about the University raising money, it is about Parents wanting their children safe and provided for. FUNAI Parents manage the fund themselves. They construct what needs to be constructed and buy what needs to be bought. It is gladdening to note that so far, FUNAI PARENTS FORUM has contributed chairs in classrooms and lecture halls. Standing to take lectures or carrying blocks to sit on for exams has become a thing of the past. Many students do not even remember such an experience. Also, the perimeter fencing of the Ikwo campus is proceeding. The infamous herdsmen have been seen grazing cattle in the campus because of the porous nature of the borders. While we pray for no mishap, it is clear that the best remedy is to fence the premises and thus deny them access intoto. Trust God, but lock your doors. NANS, Ebonyi Zone should rather praise the AE-FUNAI Parents Forum, rather than vilify the University. This is a business of the parents, not that of University Management. If there are students or parents that are worried about the ability to pay, they should use the platform of the Parents Forum to ventillate their opinions. Just as NANS's Communique stated "We, having honoured our meeting at AE-FUNAI ..." all parents should equally "honour" their own meeting. If any NANS leader failed to "honour" their meeting, would it exculpate such a leader from ownership of the decision taken at the meeting?". NANS is a civilized assembly. It's leaders should demonstrate the requisite level of civilization on this matter. The answers you get depend on the questions you ask. You know an intelligent man by the answers he gives, but you know a wise man by the questions he asks. It's time for NANS Ebonyi to ask the right questions - in wisdom.
HIDDEN COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION
The Parents Forum Security and Infrastructure levy is a straightforward levy imposed by parents on themselves for the provision of infrastructure and the enhancement of security on campus. One's experience is that the AE-FUNAI Management remains largely transparent about key decisions on funds, funding and the like. Parents have also not been opaque. There is no staff or student, if such a person cares to listen, who doesn't know what the Levy is about, how it came about, what it is achieving and how it is managed. There is no hidden cost in AE-FUNAI, to the best of this writer's knowledge. Hidden costs in higher education include the fact that in many schools, after students complete their final exams, they often spend a year (or more) at home before being called up for National Youth Service. The amount they spend at home is more than the SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Levy they appear to be talking about at AE-FUNAI. In many schools, you go doing what they call RECONCILLIATION after your final year exams, and it involves looking for your results from various departments and paying somebody or some persons to help you trace some of them in order to have Exams and Records build a composite result for you. It costs money in tips, transportation, feeding, etc which is far beyond what AE-FUNAI parents committed by themselves, for themselves to pay on behalf of their children and wards for Security & Infrastructure Levy. Parents are comfortable paying their own levy because they are certain that the rest of the process runs well. Handouts are not forced on their children, there is no record of 'sorting', sexual exploitation is a rarity. What you see is what you get.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE INTEREST OF AE-FUNAI STUDENTS AT HEART
Whatever the meaning of the NANS "ultimatum", it will be a great disservice to final year students of AE-FUNAI (who can speak far better English and script far more coherent communiques) if they are harassed and prevented from their external examinations. The corollary is that for the first time in history, AE-FUNAI graduates will not be called-up for National Youth Service in the year of their graduation. Another possibility is that the NANS Ebonyi Chapter executive which is peopled by persons outside AE-FUNAI will disrupt the on-going second semester examinations and students may have their 2017/18 second semester possibly finishing later in 2018 and they would thus be on their ways to spending 5 years for 4-year courses. None of these options is funny. One trusts that AE-FUNAI students will not allow themselves to fall into the trap of students of institutions that have a lax academic calendar.
Meanwhile, it is interesting to note the schools from which the Ebonyi NANS leaders signed their Release: Ebonyi State University (SUG President, Comrade Anyigor Julius), Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo (EBSCOEI SUG President, Comrade Nwankwo Anayor), Federal College of Agriculture, Isiagu (FCA IShiagu SUG President, Comrade Oshim Lawrence), and Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana (AIFP Unwana SUG President). I daresay that the quality of that Communique is an embarrassment to those three institutions. Their VC, Rector, and Provost need to do something about the quality of their students.
seems you re a good writer!!!! Maybe in d next 20yrs!! They will find themselves in d office of d governor/president and will employ you as their SA!! Is not by writing bro!! If it is by writing bro!! I think buhari will not be in Aso rock ahead of Femi Adesina 1 Like |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by Notatribalist(m): 8:17am On Jul 21, 2018 |
Answerbank:
What one perceives from the very poorly crafted Communique in shameful grammar by the National Association of Nigeran Students (NANS) leadership of Ebonyi State is, first of all, that they are not fit to present themselves as students of a tertiary educational institution; secondly, there is a pitiable failure to define what they are trying to achieve. Thirdly, they don't have the interest of AE-FUNAI students at heart. Let's take it one after the other.
NOT FIT TO BE CALLED UNDERGRADUATES
The very first sentence contained a bomb that will make primary school pupils collapse with laughter: "... a revolutionary and freedom greetings from ...". There are many other unforgivable grammatical blowouts that cause headache. If this frightening assemblage of grammatical errors is available in a single public release, then God help the teachers that mark the scripts of these so-called NANS leaders. These are probably professional students who find activism more profitable than finishing school and moving on with their lives. Their grammar suggests that they probably don't attend classes. Their English language should cause them to hide their faces in shame. Every one of them whose signature is on that material has become an embarrassment to humanity on account of such poor use of language by a higher education student. This, once more, calls to question the leadership recruitment process in Nigeria. One feels certain that there are students that speak and write more decently than this garbage. So, how come these are the ones representing the better students? Could it be that the better students are put off by the political system or too busy studying to care? Even rough students speak and write better than these ones. So what is the matter and where is this leading to? Ebonyi as a State should begin to get worried about this. The Special Adviser to Governor Dave Umahi on Youth/Student Affairs should begin to tell His Excellency that the people that will be contesting for his office in 20 years time are lame in language and possibly in logic. The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Economic Development needs to red-flag this letter and use it to extrapolate the quality of governance and public discourse in 10 - 20 years time. Economic Development is, firat about people. There is danger. Unless the State deliberately raises another set of leaders in other spheres, there will be huge a problem from this generation of student leaders with a fractured power of expression and reasoning.
WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO ACHIEVE?
The document which has been circulating as Communique stated, inter alia, "We, having honoured our meeting at AE-FUNAI subsequent to our notification that the management of AE-FUNAI having endorsed the formation of a forum called Funai Parents Forum which they used to impose a security fee of #50,000.00 (fifty thousand naira) on level 100 students and #5,000.00 on level 200 students in the name of security fee ...." This suggests (1) that the NANS people 'honoured' their meeting at AE-FUNAI, whatever that means; and (2) FUNAI PARENTS FORUM was " ... used to impose a security fee ...". This is where the logic gets illogical. From what one knows, FUNAI PARENTS FORUM is an assemblage of parents and guardians of students of AE-FUNAI. In 2016 when it was formed, the parents observed that chairs in most classrooms and lecture theaters had been broken in the course of use (and misuse). Hence, students had to stand or carry blocks to sit for their lectures and exams. It was also observed that there was no perimeter fence around the school and coming on the heels of experiences in Lagos state where students were kidnapped from their hostels as well as the Chibok experience, parents felt a dire need to wall the campus. Parents also expressed discomfort at the fact that staff didn't live on campus. People came to work from Abakaliki which is 30 minutes away and retired there at the end of each day, leaving the rather young male and especially female students alone through the night and weekends. There was no allocation in the 2016 Federal Budget to meet these crying needs and the parents decided to courageously take steps towards providing some of these facilities while seeing how they could help to have the items appropriated for in the 2017 federal budget. Accordingly, the parents met, agreed amongst themselves and communicated their agreement to the university to the effect that they would pay SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE levy for each of their students. They fixed the amount themselves and they resolved not to tolerate the free rider phenomenon whereby some people choose to benefit without paying. That is where enforcement came from. It is curious to note that the NANS representatives appear not to recognize the dynamics at play here. It is not about the University raising money, it is about Parents wanting their children safe and provided for. FUNAI Parents manage the fund themselves. They construct what needs to be constructed and buy what needs to be bought. It is gladdening to note that so far, FUNAI PARENTS FORUM has contributed chairs in classrooms and lecture halls. Standing to take lectures or carrying blocks to sit on for exams has become a thing of the past. Many students do not even remember such an experience. Also, the perimeter fencing of the Ikwo campus is proceeding. The infamous herdsmen have been seen grazing cattle in the campus because of the porous nature of the borders. While we pray for no mishap, it is clear that the best remedy is to fence the premises and thus deny them access intoto. Trust God, but lock your doors. NANS, Ebonyi Zone should rather praise the AE-FUNAI Parents Forum, rather than vilify the University. This is a business of the parents, not that of University Management. If there are students or parents that are worried about the ability to pay, they should use the platform of the Parents Forum to ventillate their opinions. Just as NANS's Communique stated "We, having honoured our meeting at AE-FUNAI ..." all parents should equally "honour" their own meeting. If any NANS leader failed to "honour" their meeting, would it exculpate such a leader from ownership of the decision taken at the meeting?". NANS is a civilized assembly. It's leaders should demonstrate the requisite level of civilization on this matter. The answers you get depend on the questions you ask. You know an intelligent man by the answers he gives, but you know a wise man by the questions he asks. It's time for NANS Ebonyi to ask the right questions - in wisdom.
HIDDEN COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION
The Parents Forum Security and Infrastructure levy is a straightforward levy imposed by parents on themselves for the provision of infrastructure and the enhancement of security on campus. One's experience is that the AE-FUNAI Management remains largely transparent about key decisions on funds, funding and the like. Parents have also not been opaque. There is no staff or student, if such a person cares to listen, who doesn't know what the Levy is about, how it came about, what it is achieving and how it is managed. There is no hidden cost in AE-FUNAI, to the best of this writer's knowledge. Hidden costs in higher education include the fact that in many schools, after students complete their final exams, they often spend a year (or more) at home before being called up for National Youth Service. The amount they spend at home is more than the SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Levy they appear to be talking about at AE-FUNAI. In many schools, you go doing what they call RECONCILLIATION after your final year exams, and it involves looking for your results from various departments and paying somebody or some persons to help you trace some of them in order to have Exams and Records build a composite result for you. It costs money in tips, transportation, feeding, etc which is far beyond what AE-FUNAI parents committed by themselves, for themselves to pay on behalf of their children and wards for Security & Infrastructure Levy. Parents are comfortable paying their own levy because they are certain that the rest of the process runs well. Handouts are not forced on their children, there is no record of 'sorting', sexual exploitation is a rarity. What you see is what you get.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE INTEREST OF AE-FUNAI STUDENTS AT HEART
Whatever the meaning of the NANS "ultimatum", it will be a great disservice to final year students of AE-FUNAI (who can speak far better English and script far more coherent communiques) if they are harassed and prevented from their external examinations. The corollary is that for the first time in history, AE-FUNAI graduates will not be called-up for National Youth Service in the year of their graduation. Another possibility is that the NANS Ebonyi Chapter executive which is peopled by persons outside AE-FUNAI will disrupt the on-going second semester examinations and students may have their 2017/18 second semester possibly finishing later in 2018 and they would thus be on their ways to spending 5 years for 4-year courses. None of these options is funny. One trusts that AE-FUNAI students will not allow themselves to fall into the trap of students of institutions that have a lax academic calendar.
Meanwhile, it is interesting to note the schools from which the Ebonyi NANS leaders signed their Release: Ebonyi State University (SUG President, Comrade Anyigor Julius), Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo (EBSCOEI SUG President, Comrade Nwankwo Anayor), Federal College of Agriculture, Isiagu (FCA IShiagu SUG President, Comrade Oshim Lawrence), and Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana (AIFP Unwana SUG President). I daresay that the quality of that Communique is an embarrassment to those three institutions. Their VC, Rector, and Provost need to do something about the quality of their students.
can u pls write a master piece of the write up(post) without grammatical errors? Pls kindly help maybe we have few things to learn from you..I dey wait o |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by Kewtt: 8:21am On Jul 21, 2018 |
goldman777:
"You dey decieve yourself" if you were to see me in person you won't be able to come near because of my security and inferiority complex thank GOD for internet i know your type Ok sir. Is that all? |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by Jobabori(m): 8:31am On Jul 21, 2018 |
capatainrambo:
corruption in universities tho
I remember a lecturer bought a rangrover sport clean chassis back then in year 2013
bunch of of thieves ripping children off The management of the university imposed the fee in dispute not the lecturers. Even if such money is embezzled, only member of the management may benefit from it not individual lecturer. So your lecturer that bought a car in 2013 may have secured the money from other means which probably may not be corrupted. I am sure if a banker, engineer, Pharmacist etc bought the car, it could have not given you headache but a teacher is bound to be poor. 1 Like |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by Almunjid(m): 8:58am On Jul 21, 2018 |
Or what? |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by Originalsly: 9:00am On Jul 21, 2018 |
Answerbank:
What one perceives from the very poorly crafted Communique in shameful grammar by the National Association of Nigeran Students (NANS) leadership of Ebonyi State is, first of all, that they are not fit to present themselves as students of a tertiary educational institution; secondly, there is a pitiable failure to define what they are trying to achieve.
Thanks for sharing the reason for the security deposit and who implemented it. I strongly believe the student representatives do not know this. I guess they saw N50 K Security Deposit ...and that was enough for them to assume it was unfairly imposed by the University ...no need to find out anything.... just like many will jump to conclusions here. But this ehmmm... communique put out by NANS is a national disgrace. After reading the first two lines.... I was already coming to the conclusion that this was a prank being carried out by a Primary School dropout....that's how poor is the level of expression. How can persons with such low level be enrolled in a university ....any university period? But to make matters worse. ..it is the student representatives...the leadership...that crafted and endorsed this crap...not one representative...several...and have their names and titles published as well. These signatories need to be immediately investigated. If I am an employer..... because of this crap... any applicant who schooled at AE-FUNAI...or any of the other institutions...will be automatically disqualified. This is really an embarrassment and an eye opener as to how lowwww university standards have dropped plummeted. 1 Like |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by Nobody: 9:02am On Jul 21, 2018 |
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| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by geezynoni: 9:21am On Jul 21, 2018 |
Answerbank:
What one perceives from the very poorly crafted Communique in shameful grammar by the National Association of Nigeran Students (NANS) leadership of Ebonyi State is, first of all, that they are not fit to present themselves as students of a tertiary educational institution; secondly, there is a pitiable failure to define what they are trying to achieve. Thirdly, they don't have the interest of AE-FUNAI students at heart. Let's take it one after the other.
NOT FIT TO BE CALLED UNDERGRADUATES
The very first sentence contained a bomb that will make primary school pupils collapse with laughter: "... a revolutionary and freedom greetings from ...". There are many other unforgivable grammatical blowouts that cause headache. If this frightening assemblage of grammatical errors is available in a single public release, then God help the teachers that mark the scripts of these so-called NANS leaders. These are probably professional students who find activism more profitable than finishing school and moving on with their lives. Their grammar suggests that they probably don't attend classes. Their English language should cause them to hide their faces in shame. Every one of them whose signature is on that material has become an embarrassment to humanity on account of such poor use of language by a higher education student. This, once more, calls to question the leadership recruitment process in Nigeria. One feels certain that there are students that speak and write more decently than this garbage. So, how come these are the ones representing the better students? Could it be that the better students are put off by the political system or too busy studying to care? Even rough students speak and write better than these ones. So what is the matter and where is this leading to? Ebonyi as a State should begin to get worried about this. The Special Adviser to Governor Dave Umahi on Youth/Student Affairs should begin to tell His Excellency that the people that will be contesting for his office in 20 years time are lame in language and possibly in logic. The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Economic Development needs to red-flag this letter and use it to extrapolate the quality of governance and public discourse in 10 - 20 years time. Economic Development is, firat about people. There is danger. Unless the State deliberately raises another set of leaders in other spheres, there will be huge a problem from this generation of student leaders with a fractured power of expression and reasoning.
WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO ACHIEVE?
The document which has been circulating as Communique stated, inter alia, "We, having honoured our meeting at AE-FUNAI subsequent to our notification that the management of AE-FUNAI having endorsed the formation of a forum called Funai Parents Forum which they used to impose a security fee of #50,000.00 (fifty thousand naira) on level 100 students and #5,000.00 on level 200 students in the name of security fee ...." This suggests (1) that the NANS people 'honoured' their meeting at AE-FUNAI, whatever that means; and (2) FUNAI PARENTS FORUM was " ... used to impose a security fee ...". This is where the logic gets illogical. From what one knows, FUNAI PARENTS FORUM is an assemblage of parents and guardians of students of AE-FUNAI. In 2016 when it was formed, the parents observed that chairs in most classrooms and lecture theaters had been broken in the course of use (and misuse). Hence, students had to stand or carry blocks to sit for their lectures and exams. It was also observed that there was no perimeter fence around the school and coming on the heels of experiences in Lagos state where students were kidnapped from their hostels as well as the Chibok experience, parents felt a dire need to wall the campus. Parents also expressed discomfort at the fact that staff didn't live on campus. People came to work from Abakaliki which is 30 minutes away and retired there at the end of each day, leaving the rather young male and especially female students alone through the night and weekends. There was no allocation in the 2016 Federal Budget to meet these crying needs and the parents decided to courageously take steps towards providing some of these facilities while seeing how they could help to have the items appropriated for in the 2017 federal budget. Accordingly, the parents met, agreed amongst themselves and communicated their agreement to the university to the effect that they would pay SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE levy for each of their students. They fixed the amount themselves and they resolved not to tolerate the free rider phenomenon whereby some people choose to benefit without paying. That is where enforcement came from. It is curious to note that the NANS representatives appear not to recognize the dynamics at play here. It is not about the University raising money, it is about Parents wanting their children safe and provided for. FUNAI Parents manage the fund themselves. They construct what needs to be constructed and buy what needs to be bought. It is gladdening to note that so far, FUNAI PARENTS FORUM has contributed chairs in classrooms and lecture halls. Standing to take lectures or carrying blocks to sit on for exams has become a thing of the past. Many students do not even remember such an experience. Also, the perimeter fencing of the Ikwo campus is proceeding. The infamous herdsmen have been seen grazing cattle in the campus because of the porous nature of the borders. While we pray for no mishap, it is clear that the best remedy is to fence the premises and thus deny them access intoto. Trust God, but lock your doors. NANS, Ebonyi Zone should rather praise the AE-FUNAI Parents Forum, rather than vilify the University. This is a business of the parents, not that of University Management. If there are students or parents that are worried about the ability to pay, they should use the platform of the Parents Forum to ventillate their opinions. Just as NANS's Communique stated "We, having honoured our meeting at AE-FUNAI ..." all parents should equally "honour" their own meeting. If any NANS leader failed to "honour" their meeting, would it exculpate such a leader from ownership of the decision taken at the meeting?". NANS is a civilized assembly. It's leaders should demonstrate the requisite level of civilization on this matter. The answers you get depend on the questions you ask. You know an intelligent man by the answers he gives, but you know a wise man by the questions he asks. It's time for NANS Ebonyi to ask the right questions - in wisdom.
HIDDEN COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION
The Parents Forum Security and Infrastructure levy is a straightforward levy imposed by parents on themselves for the provision of infrastructure and the enhancement of security on campus. One's experience is that the AE-FUNAI Management remains largely transparent about key decisions on funds, funding and the like. Parents have also not been opaque. There is no staff or student, if such a person cares to listen, who doesn't know what the Levy is about, how it came about, what it is achieving and how it is managed. There is no hidden cost in AE-FUNAI, to the best of this writer's knowledge. Hidden costs in higher education include the fact that in many schools, after students complete their final exams, they often spend a year (or more) at home before being called up for National Youth Service. The amount they spend at home is more than the SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Levy they appear to be talking about at AE-FUNAI. In many schools, you go doing what they call RECONCILLIATION after your final year exams, and it involves looking for your results from various departments and paying somebody or some persons to help you trace some of them in order to have Exams and Records build a composite result for you. It costs money in tips, transportation, feeding, etc which is far beyond what AE-FUNAI parents committed by themselves, for themselves to pay on behalf of their children and wards for Security & Infrastructure Levy. Parents are comfortable paying their own levy because they are certain that the rest of the process runs well. Handouts are not forced on their children, there is no record of 'sorting', sexual exploitation is a rarity. What you see is what you get.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE INTEREST OF AE-FUNAI STUDENTS AT HEART
Whatever the meaning of the NANS "ultimatum", it will be a great disservice to final year students of AE-FUNAI (who can speak far better English and script far more coherent communiques) if they are harassed and prevented from their external examinations. The corollary is that for the first time in history, AE-FUNAI graduates will not be called-up for National Youth Service in the year of their graduation. Another possibility is that the NANS Ebonyi Chapter executive which is peopled by persons outside AE-FUNAI will disrupt the on-going second semester examinations and students may have their 2017/18 second semester possibly finishing later in 2018 and they would thus be on their ways to spending 5 years for 4-year courses. None of these options is funny. One trusts that AE-FUNAI students will not allow themselves to fall into the trap of students of institutions that have a lax academic calendar.
Meanwhile, it is interesting to note the schools from which the Ebonyi NANS leaders signed their Release: Ebonyi State University (SUG President, Comrade Anyigor Julius), Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo (EBSCOEI SUG President, Comrade Nwankwo Anayor), Federal College of Agriculture, Isiagu (FCA IShiagu SUG President, Comrade Oshim Lawrence), and Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana (AIFP Unwana SUG President). I daresay that the quality of that Communique is an embarrassment to those three institutions. Their VC, Rector, and Provost need to do something about the quality of their students.
If I Read this,make Ogun kill me |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by Lomprico2: 9:58am On Jul 21, 2018 |
kissval1388:
Tuesday is the end of the 7 days ultimatum... Time to know if NAN'S really care for the student's or they are just after their pockets...
After all, This is Nigeria !!!! Where every damn modafucker is a criminal!! |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by Cybeloaded: 10:35am On Jul 21, 2018 |
Story for the gods I forfeited my admission last year in that school just because of unnecessary charges Federal University is now private institution ask the VC what 20k caution fees what is it for? NANs you guy tried but you came late |
| Re: NAN'S Gives AE-FUNAI 7 Days To Refund Students Their 50k For Security Levy Or... by williamsec(m): 11:47am On Jul 21, 2018 |
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ATTENTION FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
ATTENTION VICE - CHANCELLOR AE-FUNAI
ATTENTION DEAN STUDENT AFFAIRS AE-FUNAI
ATTENTION CHAIRMAN FUNAI PARENTS FORUM AE-FUNAI
ATTENTION PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY (AE-FUNAI)
ATTENTION EBONYI STATE GOVERNMENT
ATTENTION AE-FUNAI SUG PRESIDENT
ATTENTION AE-FUNAI SUG PRESIDENT ELECT
ATTENTION NANS PRESIDENT
ATTENTION NANS ZONE B COORDINATOR
ATTENTION NANS ZONE B DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
ATTENTION NANS/JCC CHAIRMAN EBONYI STATE
ATTENTION CITIZENS OF NIGERIA WHO BELIEVE IN FAIR TREATMENT TO AND FOR ALL
RE: AE-FUNAI SCHOOL FEES POLICY AND THE FATE OF INDIGENT AE-FUNAI STUDENTS
Preamble
The Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo is one of the 9 Federal Universities established by the Goodluck Jonathan Led administration in 2011.
The young institution and her Students have faced numerous challenges in various areas.
From Limited Finance to Security down to the outrageous price commonest commodity, AE-FUNAI since its inception and operation in 2012 like the proverbial Camel, has been saddled up at one time or the other in extremely difficult situations which could be likened to the Eye of the Needle the most recent being the Security fee saga which sought and still seeks to wreck and render the students and their sponsors Bankrupt.
Matters Arising
First it was the levying of 2000 naira on all students. On inquiry, it was however clarified that the levy was a collective agreement by Parents (I wonder where these parents gathered) who sought to assist the University in provision of seats as it was obvious from investigation carried out that Students sat on blocks to take Their Lectures due to the lack of seats in the University Lecture Halls.
Seeing that a lot of Students complied, the University Management under the Leadership of Prof Chinedum Nwajiba thought it wise to further consolidate on the introduction of the FUNAI PARENTS FORUM (referred to as FPF afternow) , a creation which its relationship with FUNAI students until recently was cordial in the sense that the FPF suddenly developed 'Vapireristic' abilities which it deployed in levying 50,000 and 5000 naira on Year one and Returning students Respectively as Security Levy.
When the Student Leadership in AE-FUNAI Under Comrade Prince Dave Franky Okafor took up the issue to seek a redress, readjustment and relapse of the security levy policy, the University Management deployed both known and Unknown means to render their efforts null and void.
That Achieved, the University Management went ahead to introduce and enforce the 'No school fees No Exam Policy' , a Draconian Policy which successfully disqualified Final Year Students from writing their Exams irrespective of the Reasons why they've were unable to pay the specified fee for the session.
Imagine a situation where our poor students have struggled for 3 long donkey years only to be made to miss their final year exams.
Now this is an automatic Carryover. Implicatorily, Extra year stares such affected students right in the face.
One is now left to ask if the measure taken by the University was the best option?
Does the University Management not know that the same way it is Crying for money due to the Economic Hardship which pervades the country currently is also the same way FUNAI STUDENTS AND THEIR SPONSORS are affected?
Does the University Management not know that a good number of The students are self sponsored?
Having stated the above, I want to state it here and now that if nothing is done , what affected the final year students is sure to affect students in other levels in their exams scheduled to start in two weeks time.
As a matter of fact, 100l level students who are yet to pay the 50000 naira security fee are yet to been given Matriculation Numbers. By implication, such students will not be allowed to to write exams since they've not registered their courses despite having paid other charges approved by the University.
The Way Forward and Recommendations
We appreciate the Vice Chancellor and his Team for their efforts towards the development of the University.
However, In as much we understand the usefulness of the Security fee, we also want to make it clear that it should not in any way prevent any student who has paid other approved charges from writing his or her exams
The entirety of FUNAI students should be allowed to sit for their exams however, the result of students yet to register their courses for the semester should be withheld until such students have duly registered the required courses.
The President of AE-FUNAI SUG should be adopted as a member of the FUNAI PARENTS FORUM. This will help him advocate for students as well as help reshape policy decisions at the policy planning stage prior to its implementation
Finally, a reduction of the 50000 naira security fee by not less than 40% should be considered as the sum is wholly outrageous and connotes exploitation.
YOURS TRULY
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