The Student Union Government (SUG) of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, disrupted the first semester examination for the 2023/2024 academic session on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters, SUG President Hezekiah Adelola stated that the examinations were halted due to the “incompetence of management.”
The student leader cited various difficulties as reasons for their move, including the refusal to divulge previous examination results, the failure to issue matriculation numbers to returning HND students, and other concerns.
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.
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 claimed that a three-day ultimatum had been given to the school administration to remedy all of the issues raised, with exams scheduled to resume next week.
When contacted, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Yemi Ajibola, stated that the school management was aware that the examinations would not take place, but denied any kind of disruption.