MOCPED/EKSU graduates cry
for certificates
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By SAIDAT ALAUSA
. Be patient —MOCPED . Until we receive bank
alert —EKSU
What Adeniyi Owoduni was told when coming
to Michael Otedola College of Primary Education
(MOCPED), Noforija, Epe Lagos State for a
degree programme was that the students of the
institution enjoyed similar privilege with that of
the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti.
The college in additional to its regular
programmes is also running some degree
programmes in conjunction with EKSU leading
to the award of degree certificates bearing the
names of the two institutions.
With this in mind, Owodunni believed that he
would collect his certificate immediately after
graduation just as it is applicable to EKSU
graduates.
But three years down the line, the 49-year-old
graduate of political science had left the college
without knowing when to be issued his
statement of results let alone the certificate.
“I spent six years to study political science
instead of four years that the students in EKSU
are spending for the same course, yet I cannot
get my certificate,” he lamented.
National Mirror gathered that Owodunni is not
alone in the situation. Thousands of others who
graduated from the college from 2010 to date
are equally affected. Omola Thompson, Rofiat
Ahmadu and Adeyinka Borokini who studied
Political Science, Economics and Mathematics
respectively are some of them.
They told National Mirror that their inability to
be in possession of their certificates some
years after graduation is already debarring
them from seeking gainful employment. “And
we have appealed on several occasions to the
school authority to give us our certificates
without success,” Omola said.
“That is why we have concluded that the
leadership is not concerned about our plight.”
But the Provost of the college, Prof. Olu
Akeusola debunked the students’ claim that all
the 2010 set have not collected their
certificates, saying some have already
collected theirs while others are being
processed. “So, it is a lie that we abandon
them as it won’t be our pride to do so,” he said.
Akeusola who said he inherited the problem in
2011 when he came on board as the provost
blamed the development on poor coordination
of the programme by the past administration.
He said the former administration was unable
to take the results of the students down to the
affiliate institution due to the failure of students
to pay their school fees on time and some other
discrepancies.
“It was when I assumed office that I made the
students realised the need for them to pay the
fees which they did in 2011,” he stressed.
Akeusola, a Professor of Comparative Grammar
also explained that the internal crisis that
engulfed the college in the last two years
including student incessant protests was
another serious factor that is slowing down the
process that will lead to the issuance of the
certificates.
Nevertheless, he said that a committee is
already working to facilitate the process while
appealing to the affected former students to
remain calm.
In their own reactions, the management of Ekiti
State University (EKSU) said MOCPED had not
been able to present the results to them for
approval due to non remittance of funds.
Speaking with National Mirror, the Deputy
Director, Affiliate Colleges in EKSU, Dr. Florence
Osalusi explained that the Vice-Chancellor,
Prof. Patrick Aina, had visited the institution, on
debt recovery and the need for the authority to
present the results for senate approval but had
yielded no positive results.
“And they won’t get the certificate until the
college fulfill its own part of the bargain by
remitting the fees to us,” she concluded.
Source:: national mirror

We need the general public to ask prof Akeusola and MOCPED if truly they are owing EKSU and when certificates will be issued.