No Threat By NUC to Close Plateau Varsity, Says Registrar

The management of Plateau State University, Bokkos, has dismissed reports that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has threatened to close down the institution, describing the report as mischievous.

The university’s Registrar, Mr. Yakubu Ayuba, denied the allegation in a statement on Sunday in Jos, the state capital.

The All Progressives Congress (APC), in a statement by its acting Publicity Secretary in the state, Shittu Bamaiyi, had alleged that the NUC has concluded plans to close down the university and withdraw the university’s certificate of recognition and accreditation over what he described as the state government’s meddlesomeness in the university’s management.

But the registrar insisted that such an allegation was not only false and misleading but mischievous, particularly coming from a political party that has no business in the university’s management.

The statement read: “The attention of the management of Plateau State University, Bokkos, has been drawn to a press release by a political party and a letter purported to be written by the NUC to the Visitor to the university circulating on some media platforms.

“This action is capable of causing anxiety and shaking the confidence of students, staff, parents, and prospective students; therefore, management wishes to clarify that Plateau University is a citadel of knowledge and the legacy of Plateau people should not be dragged into any political contestation, especially those that have no bearing on the university’s academic activities.