No
fewer than 16,000 undergraduates of the Cross River State University of
Technology (CRUTECH) have been suspended following their inability to pay their
school fees, totalling about N1.2 Billion.
The
Vice Chancellor, Prof Anthony Owan-Enoh on Thursday signed a 15 page
advertorial in a local tabloid, Nigerian Chronicle, and listed the entire names
of the students across all departments in the three campuses in the state.
The
statement read in parts, "Following Senate decision, only students who are
not indebted or who owe not more than a semester's fees N37,000 are eligible to
sit for the forthcoming examination.
Those owing for a session's fees N74,000 and above are by the Senate
decision suspended from the University."
He
said the students were given up to May 12, 2017 to pay all outstanding fees or
lose their studentship, adding that students can only be readmitted upon
reapplication and payment of all outstanding fees.
The
statement said the total debts stands at N1,291,826,140.00.
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