Graduating students of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu have staged a peaceful demonstration to demand their inclusion in the Batch C list of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) service year.
More than 100 students carried placards and marched to the Enugu State House of Assembly, where they called for the urgent intervention of the lawmakers.
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) had recently withdrawn its accreditation for some courses being offered by the IMT.
Festus Eluke, spokesperson for the students, said before NBTE's action, they had been given call-up numbers that would enable them to participate in the scheme, however, they were subsequently informed by the NYSC that they had been put on hold.
“If IMT management commits any offence against NBTE, it should be punished, and not the students,” he said.
Eluke described the NBTE's action against the institution as unjustified, and warned that it might lead to restiveness and engagement in social vices among the students.
Addressing the students, Sunday Ude-Okoye, the House Majority Leader, commended them for the peaceful manner in which they conducted themselves.
He assured them that the state government would contact the management of IMT and take appropriate measures to resolve the issue.
The Institute's Acting Director of Student Affairs, Sylvanus Asogwa said the school management was already looking into the students' predicament, but confirmed that the students would no longer be part of the Batch 'C' service year.
He, however, said efforts would be made to re-register the affected students for the next NYSC batch, as soon as negotiations with the NBTE are concluded.-DAILY TIMES
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