Students’ Union disrupts first semester examination in MAPOLY

The first semester examination for the 2023/2024 academic session of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, was disrupted on Wednesday by the Student Union Government (SUG) of the institution.

Speaking with reporters, the SUG President, Hezekiah Adelola, said the examinations were halted due to the “incompetence of the management.”

The student leader highlighted several issues, including the non-release of previous examination results, non-issuance of matriculation numbers to returning HND students, and other concerns, as reasons for their action.

He said, “The reason is that many of our students still have a lot of things to do, which is a result of the incompetence of the management. Some of our students who resumed for HND are expected to use the former matriculation numbers from ND, but the school management gave them new ones. They need to change them back to the old ones before they can write the exams.

“Till now, they have yet to change it. They did not even attend to them.

“We also have some departments that are yet to see their results on their portal. Those students don’t want to take the risk of starting their exams because they don’t know their grades. They don’t know if they even have carryovers, so they need to know how to prepare for the current exams and make sure they also register for their carryover courses,” he said.

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He also mentioned that several students who paid their tuition had not yet printed their receipts since the school had switched to a new portal.

Adelola said, “Another reason is that MAPOLY migrated from the old portal to a new one. For many students who had paid their school fees earlier, it isn’t reflected in the new portal, so they are unable to print out their school fee receipts.”

He, therefore, stated that a three-day ultimatum had been given to the school management to address all the issues raised, with the examinations set to resume next week.

The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Yemi Ajibola, when contacted, said the school management knew that examinations would not hold, while he denied any form of disruption.