The Abia State
University has withdrawn the degree certificate it awarded to a former governor
of the state, Uzor Orji Kalu. The university stated that the
admission and graduation of Kalu made mockery of its academic rules and
regulations.
“The decision of Senate was based
on the following grounds among others: The violation of the academic
regulations of the university on Admission-by-Transfer, which rendered the
offer irregular, ab initio and the non-completion of the mandatory six
semesters (i.e. three academic years of study), before he was awarded a degree
of the university. He spent only two semesters in all."
Onuoha said, “On the strength of the findings and recommendations of an investigative panel into allegations of breach of the extant academic regulations of Abia State University, in the admission process of the admission and graduation of Kalu Orji Uzor in the discipline of Government and Public Administration, of matriculation number 00/42226, the Senate of the university at its resumed 69th extra-ordinary meeting of March 1, 2013 and by a vote of 88 against three dissenting voices only, approved the cancellation and withdrawal of the degree, result and certificate awarded to him.
“The university Senate maintained that its action, aforesaid, derived from the exercise of its onerous statutory responsibility to guard and maintain , at all times, the academic regulations of the university, its hard-earned reputation and the credibility of the certificates it awards.”
You may wish to know that after Kalu had dropped out of the University of Maiduguri, he re-enrolled at the Abia State University while he was governor of the state. Sources say Kalu was an absentee student.
When asked for his reaction, Kalu said “My lawyer will reply at the appropriate time.”
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