Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Prof Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, has signed 40, 000 certificates since assuming office on June 3, 2014.
According to very reliable sources, Prof Njodi inherited the backlog of unsigned certificates from his predecessors.
One of the sources said, “The backlog stretches as far back as one decade”.
The source added that the unsigned certificates left many graduates stranded in the crowded labour market.
He said he knew of some of them who expressed great disappointment with the situation because they could not tender their original certificates when they went for job interviews.
“It was a pathetic situation until Prof Njodi came to office”, added the source who asked not to be mentioned because he was not the university’s official spokesperson.
Another highly placed source, an academic staff, who sought amonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter told our correspondent that Prof Njodi has also unified the university’s academic calendar which, had been chaotic for many years.
He said “and the man still has time to develop the infrastructure at UNIMAID Do you know thatbefore the arrival of Prof Njodi as VC, our graduates could not collect their hard-earned certificates even after many years of graduation? But Njodi has reversed all that rot. He has signed so many certificates: I know, because some of my former students visited me after collecting their precious certificates”,
He also said that he would be happy if Prof Njodi continued in the spirit with which he is advancing the course of the university in spite of the gave situation of insecurity.
When our correspondent sought audience with Prof Njodi over the matter, he was told that he had gone on an official assignment for the university.
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