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| Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie | credits: Punch Newspaper |
The National University Commission
today emerged victorious as the court of appeal set aside the decision of the
lower court over NUC's invalidation of Law Faculty of the Lead City University
Ibadan.
The
mood at the court was sober as students and parents could not hold their
emotions as the judgment went against their interest.
It
said the law of the university remains invalid until accredited by the NUC.
In a
Unanimous decision, the Justices held that the Lead city university carried out
illegal admission by admitting students to Study law three years (2005) before
it was given approval by NUC to establish a law Faculty (2008) even without
accreditation.
The
Lead judgment delivered by Justice Chidi Nwaoma Uwa said whereas lead city
university was granted license to establish Private university on 9th June
2005, the institution admitted students to study Law on 22nd May 2005.
The
NUC had declared the Law of the Institution as Invalid for failing to meet the
requirements for setting up a Law faculty as well as denied students graduated
without accreditation to proceed to law school.
A
student of the university Segun Alli who graduated with 1st Class in Law
initiated the suit.
Justice
Uwa ruled the plaintiff lacked locus to institute the case saying the battle
was between NUC and Lead city University.
He
said the student was an illegal and cannot benefit from his illegality.
The
Justices said approval to set up a law faculty is not the same as accreditation
of the course.
Counsel
to Lead City University, S.Ola Oni thanked the Justices for the judgment adding
that the university will do the appropriate things and ensure accreditation of
the Course.
The
Justice warned parents to get the requisite information before putting their
wards in a university.
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