Chairman of Topfaith University in Akwa Ibom, Dr Emmanuel Abraham has urged higher institutions in the State to embrace the autonomy on admissions granted by the Federal Ministry of Education.
His call follows the order by the Minister of Education Dr Tunji Alausa to universities to determine their admission processes without using the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB examination as the main criterion for admissions of candidates.
Speaking in an interview with journalists on Thursday, Chairman of the University, Dr Emmanuel Abraham explained that if the federal government has considered the need to allow universities take initiative of deciding who should be admitted for programmes, such step should be accepted by stakeholders.
According to him, ” When you talk of university autonomy, it is something that is universal. It implies the capacity of the institution to take crucial decisions and one of such decisions is who to admit and what forms the basis of such admission.
“The basis for admission could be from many dimensions such as available facilities, human resources, the needs of the moment, the needs of society, the vision and mission of the university as well as the focal points of the instructions concerned among others.”
Speaking on alleged admission racket in Universities in the state, Abraham described it as baseless and unfounded as no case has been established against any university on admission irregularities.
He added, “sometimes, I refuse to join in the speculation. The issue of corruption in admission processes depends on the integrity of universities.”
Akwa Ibom: Take advantage of FG’s autonomy on admissions – Varsity Chair to Institutions
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