The management of the Osun State University has, in
an official statement released on Monday in Oshogbo,
said that 4,410 students of the institution may lose
their studentship.
In an official statement made available to
correspondents in Osogbo on Monday, the
management of the Osun State University, has said
4,410 students of the institution may lose their
studentship for owing the fees running to over N2
billion.
The university, said it was sad that over 4000
students had yet to pay their fees just two days
before the deadline.
The statement by the school’s Corporate Affairs Unit,
said it observed that many of the students, who were
owing school fees of between two and 11 semesters
had collected the money from their parents and
guardians but had either “invested” the money in the
failed MMM scheme or diverted same to other
purposes.
The university, however, stated that students who
could not meet up with the deadline and, who did not
want their studentship terminated might apply in
writing to the school authorities to grant them leave of
absence for the current semester with a sworn
affidavit, pledging to make payment before resumption
from the leave of absence.
The statement read; "Over 4000 students of Osun
State University may lose their studentship for failing
to pay their school fees before the expiration of
February 28, 2017, deadline set by the university
management.
"No fewer than 400 parents/guardians of the
defaulting students have called the University help lines
to report that they had long given money to their
children/wards.
“The university Senate at its meeting of January 26,
2017, after observing that a large number of students
had refused to turn up in spite of ceaseless appeals,
decided that the students’ portal be reopened longer
into the 12th week of resumption against the four
weeks stipulated in the University regulations.
“The decision of the University Senate, which was
adequately communicated to all the students on
February 2, 2017, was to afford more students the
opportunity to pay their fees with effect from 17th to
24th February 2017, a date which was later extended
until February 28, 2017.
“On 16 February 2017, some students embarked on a
protest against the enforcement of extant rules and
regulations regarding fee payment and registration.
Investigations show that over 90 percent of the
protesters had not registered for between two and 11
semesters, and were thus using the stipulated late
registration penalty of N10, 000 as a smokescreen for
their years of defaulting in fee payment and
registration.”