The institution's management had on March 6, 2019, threatened students with additional fees if they failed to register for 2018/2019 academic session and pay up their tuition.
The Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo state has been shut down following an heavy protest by the students of the institution.
The students were protesting against the decision of the management to barred them from writing their First Semester Continuous Assesments due to the refusal to register for the 2018/2019 Academic session.
Sahara Reporters gathered that the Continuous Assesment known as a "GST test" was compulsory for the students in the 100 and 200 level of the institution.
The institution's management had on March 6, 2019, threatened students with additional fees if they failed to register for 2018/2019 academic session and pay up their tuition.
According to the circular issued by the Registrar of the school, Sunday Ayeerun, the students will be levied additional fee between N6, 000 and N10,000 if they faild to register and pay their tuition after a deadline of 31st of March 2019 given them.
The circular had read: CIRCULAR TO ALL STUDENTS:
CLOSURE OF THE UNIVERSITY EDU-PORTAL FOR REGISTRATION FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER 2018/2019 ACADEMIC SESSION
The University Management at its meeting of March 6, 2019 received and considered the report on the lackadaisical/carefree attitude of students with regard to registration for the First Semester, 2018/2019 Academic Session.
"Consequently, Management expressed its dissatisfaction at the non-compliance of students with the deadline for registration and the closure of edu-portal.
"This therefore serves to inform all students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko that after a thorough deliberation, the Vice Chancellor on behalf of the University Senate, approved March 31, 2019 as the deadline for registration for the First Semester, 2018/2019 Academic Session and closure of edu-portal.
Furthermore, all students are hereby informed about the following decisions taken by Management in respect of registration for the First Semester, 2018/2019 Academic Session.
1. Late registration will attract penalty fees as follows:
ü Monday, 1st – Monday, 15th April, 2019 – N6,000
ü Tuesday, 16th – Tuesday, 30th April, 2019 – N8,000
ü Wednesday, 1st May, 2019 to the commencement of First Semester Examinations – N10,000
2. Any student who did not register would not be allowed to write the First Semester Examination for the 2018/2019 Academic Session (“No Registration, No Examination”).
3. Identity Cards will be issued by Deans of Faculty to students that have duly registered for the First Semester, 2018/2019 Academic Session.
"All students who have not registered for the First Semester, 2018/2019 Academic Session, are hereby advised to complete their registration before the deadline of March 31, 2019 in their own interest.
"Meanwhile, all Deans and Heads of Department are requested to pass this information to their students and adhere strictly to the deadline, please. All Deans are also requested to note items 2 and 3 above for implementation" signed by the registrar" signed by Dr. Ayeerun.
The school had engulfed in crisies last year when the management led by Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun jacked up the tuition by 100 percent which is from #35, 000 to #200, 000 leading to students unrest on the campus.
A student of the institution, Adesola
Ikuyajowo, who spoke to the Sahara Reporters correspondent on phone over the protest, said the students decided to embarked on the protest since the management barred them from writing the test over refusal to register and pay their tuition.
Ikuyajowo explained that the tests which was compulsory for students of the institution in the year one and two had started on Tuesday despite the plea with management to shift the date in order to allow them pay.
"Why the students were protesting was becuase of the tuition fee and 'No registration, No test' policies of the school management.
"The year Two - 200 Level students were suppose to write their own test today (Wednesday) but they were disallowed from writing since they have not paid their tuition fee.
"Although, some of them who had written the test earlier was on basis that they could produce the school receipt and they were allowed while others were barred.
"The protest would have occurred yesterday (Tuesday) but the test that was done was only mearnt for the year one - 100 students
"So, those (students) ones becuase they were new on campus they are afraid and not bold enough to carry out the protest" he said.
Following the protest management of the school has approved a Mid-Semester break for all the students of the state owned University.
A statement issued by the school Registrar, Sunday Ayeerun obtained by Sahara Reporter read that all the students are to procceed on a mid- semster break.
"All students of the university are, therefore, advised to proceed on the Mid-Semester break with immediate effect. Students are to resume to campus on Monday, May 20, 2019" it read.