Parents of students of Atiba University, Oyo State, have called on the Federal Government to intervene in the crisis surrounding the institutions Law programme, asking authorities to facilitate the transfer of affected students to accredited institutions and prevent their years of academic efforts from being lost.
The parents, represented by their lawyer, Victor Opatola, made the demand in Abuja, urging the National Universities Commission, the Minister of Education and the Council of Legal Education to urgently resolve the matter before the commencement of the next academic session.
The parents’ call followed concerns over the accreditation status of the university’s Law programme and the implications of the Council of Legal Education’s decision on students who have progressed to 400-Level and 500-Level.
Opatola said some students had spent up to five years studying Law, while their parents had invested substantially in their education, only to discover that the programme was not accredited by the CLE, a requirement for graduates seeking admission to the Nigerian Law School.
He said, “Atiba University admitted students over the years, running to five, six years and knowing full well that it is not accredited by the Council of Legal Education, knowing the implication that once you are not accredited by the Council of Legal Education, the students cannot go to law school.”
