The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the 14th Governing Council of the University of Calabar, DIG Udom Ekpoudom (retd), says staff members involved in mobilising fake graduates for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will be dealt with.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The Pro-Chancellor, speaking in an interview, commended the NYSC for identifying the fake graduates. He disclosed that this is just the first phase, and the next phase will involve identifying and sanctioning the staff members behind the scheme.
“NYSC has done very well on this. The people are not students; they forged documents and went for employment.
“We are trying to find out the staff behind it.
“Some staff of UNICAL were involved, so we are looking into it to deal with them accordingly.
“This is the first step. The next step is to find out those behind the criminal act,” he said.
The Pro-Chancellor’s reaction follows reports that the NYSC has cancelled the certificates of 101 graduates of the University of Calabar.
The affected individuals were reportedly fraudulently mobilised by the university during the 2021, 2022, and 2023 service years.
The NYSC described it as a major crackdown on certificate fraud and a step towards ensuring the integrity of the national programme and preventing unqualified individuals from participating.
