Polytechnic students threaten to shut JAMB offices over exorbitant registration fees

THE National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) have given the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede three days to resign over exorbitant registration fees, and failure to comply, the student body will shut down all JAMB offices across the country on Friday, 21st, September, 2018.

This was contained in a statement issued to the Nigerian Tribune on Wednesday and signed by the Senate President of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), Mr Adekanbi Sunday.

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The statement averred that ‘after conclusion of its meeting which was attended by the representatives of the students body across the country at the National Senate secretariat in Kaduna the leadership of NAPS passed a vote of no confidence on the Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede for extortion of Nigeria students via JAMB regularisation and other exorbitant charges.

‘This is an attempt to sabotage the effort of the federal government under the leadership of President Muhammad Buhari.

‘In a delicate time like this when the federal government is doing everything possible to stabilize education in Nigeria ,JAMB registrar as seen the avenue to extort Nigerian students by turning JAMB into a money making venture.

‘In this note the Senate arm unanimously request for the resignation of Professor Ishaq Oloyede within the next three working days or face the wrath of the Nigerian students through mass action and total shut down of all JAMB offices on the 21st September, 2018.