The Federal College of Education (FCE) Zaria has rubbished allegations that it does not remit affiliation fees to Uthman Danfodio University Sokoto (UDUS) and other affiliate universities.
The Dean, Undergraduate Studies (UDUS), at the instiute, Malam Ahmed Kalmanu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Zaria.
He was reacting to an allegation by some students of the college studying degree programmes affiliated to UDUS over non-issuance of their results after two years of completion of studies.
In his rebuttal, Malam Kalmanu said, “As the dean, since my coming on board, I have not seen any fee that has not been paid to UDUS regarding our affiliate courses.
“All fees including processing of results fees, certification and affiliation fees have been duly paid.
“We have since forwarded the results of our students to them (UDUS) and the results have been properly moderated.”
He noted that the results had to undergo faculty assessment before the final approval by the Senate Standing Committee of the university.
Therefore, Malam Kalmanu appealed to the students to remain calm while assuring them that their results will soon be released in the shortest possible time, as pledged by the affiliated university.
However, the students who pleaded anonymity said besides non-issuance for results two years after graduation, they have also not been mobilised for the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC).
The students, who spoke in a separate interview with newsmen, also alleged that they had not been regularised by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
Another student who also spoke in condition of anonymity claimed he was matriculated in 2017 and completed his degree programme on Jan.15 2021.
Despite this, he is yet to receive his final result and certificate.
He said, “We are more than 250 who graduated from my class (Guidance and Councelling).
”There are similar numbers of students who also graduated from the Department of Primary Education Studies, and are all rendered stranded for almost two years.
“Anytime, we contact the FCE Zaria management, they keep deceiving us that very soon we will be issued our final results. And it is almost two years now to no avail.”
He added that some of the students are facing traumatic challenges over their predicament, pointing out that even their parents are in doubt whether they completed the studies or had been withdrawn.
He said the affected students had contacted the management of UDUS Sokoto which reliably confirmed that the FCE management had not settled the affiliation fees, which is the reason for the non-release of their results.
The students appealed to the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Federal Ministry of Education and other stakeholders to prevail on the management of their college to settle the fees and enable them graduate.
