This letter was written by a grauduand of
Babcock University who says himself and his colleagues have been made to pay a
whooping sum of N25,000 for collecting their certificate which naturally should
come free. He says a lot of them have been paying because they have no choice,
but some are yet to pay due to lack of money and things shouldn’t be done this
way, especially in a Christian school. The major reason they gave according to him was that they didn’t wait till the end of convocation and had to be punished. Find the letter after the cut…
Babcock University who says himself and his colleagues have been made to pay a
whooping sum of N25,000 for collecting their certificate which naturally should
come free. He says a lot of them have been paying because they have no choice,
but some are yet to pay due to lack of money and things shouldn’t be done this
way, especially in a Christian school. The major reason they gave according to him was that they didn’t wait till the end of convocation and had to be punished. Find the letter after the cut…
The convocation ceremony of the Amethyst
Graduating Class 2014 of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria was
held on June 1st, 2014 at the school’s stadium. It was 3 convocation ceremonies
in one – first degree, masters and PhD.
Graduating Class 2014 of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria was
held on June 1st, 2014 at the school’s stadium. It was 3 convocation ceremonies
in one – first degree, masters and PhD.
A number of dignitaries were present and
some of them were presented with honorary doctorate degrees. The program
lingered on for over 5 hours during which many parents for whom inadequate
provision had been made, had to stand through the program even while it rained,
to watch their children convocate.
some of them were presented with honorary doctorate degrees. The program
lingered on for over 5 hours during which many parents for whom inadequate
provision had been made, had to stand through the program even while it rained,
to watch their children convocate.
However, certificates were only handed to first-class
graduates (first degree) and the rest were to return to the school later on to
get theirs.
graduates (first degree) and the rest were to return to the school later on to
get theirs.
Due to the impatience of the parents who
were drenched, agitated and tired of all the unnecessary speeches and protocol,
a somewhat disorderly exit of the parents ensued. Who could blame them? Many of
them had far distances to travel back. Of course, they started to call their
children, who found ways to exit since in fact, their own ceremony was over.
were drenched, agitated and tired of all the unnecessary speeches and protocol,
a somewhat disorderly exit of the parents ensued. Who could blame them? Many of
them had far distances to travel back. Of course, they started to call their
children, who found ways to exit since in fact, their own ceremony was over.
Weeks later when the rest of the
certificates were ready for collection, students were mandated to pay N25,000,
an order said to have been from the Vice-Chancellor (supposedly because the
procession that was to be done at the end of the ceremony was ruined causing
some form of embarrassment to the school). The Registry used lists said to have
been signed by the graduands that waited till the end of the program, to issue
out the certificates. If your name wasn’t on that list, you had to pay N25,000 before
getting your certificate. This is unfair on too many levels. The roll call
should have been done at the beginning.
certificates were ready for collection, students were mandated to pay N25,000,
an order said to have been from the Vice-Chancellor (supposedly because the
procession that was to be done at the end of the ceremony was ruined causing
some form of embarrassment to the school). The Registry used lists said to have
been signed by the graduands that waited till the end of the program, to issue
out the certificates. If your name wasn’t on that list, you had to pay N25,000 before
getting your certificate. This is unfair on too many levels. The roll call
should have been done at the beginning.
Normally, certificates are to be issued out
to all the graduands during the convocation ceremony, as a matter of right
actually, talk less of after paying such exorbitant rates as fees for quality
education. There were over 1,500 students that convocated that day (excluding
the first-class graduands). Do the math.
to all the graduands during the convocation ceremony, as a matter of right
actually, talk less of after paying such exorbitant rates as fees for quality
education. There were over 1,500 students that convocated that day (excluding
the first-class graduands). Do the math.
They need to stop abusing Christianity and
using the name of Jesus in vain. This isn’t what Christianity or discipline is
about. It is theft.
using the name of Jesus in vain. This isn’t what Christianity or discipline is
about. It is theft.
The letter ended.
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