By; SANI ALIYU, Zaria
Parents and Students of Federal College of Education (FCE) Zaria, have expressed concerns over non release and issuance of results for degree programmes two years after graduation from the college.
The parents and students made the complaint in separate interviews with newsmen on Monday.
Speaking to journalists on the matter, Malam Muhammad-Sani Mudi, a father of two of the students who spoke on behalf of the concerned parents’ forum, said personally, his two sons graduated in April 2021 from the College.
He added that his children studied degree programmes affiliated to Usman Danfodio University Sokoto and Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.`
According to the parents, since their graduation in April 2021 to date, the college failed to issue results to enable them to proceed for NYSC and subsequent engagements.
`As a parent, we made efforts to ascertain the root of the problem but our efforts were not fruitful,’’ he said.
Mudi further lamented that as a parent, he paid exorbitant school fees more than what is being paid at universities to enroll his children to FCE Degree programmes to dodge the strikes action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
However, this was not fruitful as his children had wasted almost two years waiting for their results after completing their studies.
He said a reliable source from the college told him that the delay was due to failure of the college authorities to settle affiliation fees to the universities which led to delays, hence the appeal for intervention from NCCE and other key stakeholders.
The students who pleaded anonymity said that delays by the college is causing family crisis between some of the students and their parents as some are doubting whether they studied or not.
He added that, their colleagues from other colleges had graduated and commenced the national service, adding the delays would not allow some of them to go for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
“He appealed to the college management to consider their plight”.
When contacted, the Academic Secretary of the college, Malam Ibrahim Mohammed did not deny the allegations of non-payment affiliation fees, but said he is constrained to shed more light on the issue.
The academic secretary advised that we should see the Public Relations Officer of the College, Hajiya Rakiya Sidi.
In her response, Public Relations Officer of the college, Hajiya Rakiya Sidi said she has little knowledge on the matter and has to consult the provost before speaking on it.
She also promised to get back to us after seeking more clarification from the provost, which she was yet to do as at the time of filing the report.
