From Umar Dankano, Yola
The management of Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola (SPY), has said normalcy has been restored in the institution following a peaceful protest staged by some graduating students.
The Rector of the polytechnic, Professor Dahiru Mohammed Toungos, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Tuesday. He explained that some graduating students had earlier been advised to register on the JAMB portal before their final examinations but failed to comply.
According to him, when the institution’s JAMB desk officer notified the management, the affected students were again urged to do the needful. However, they reportedly refused until the point of requesting the release of their final results to enable them participate in the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), which requires JAMB acknowledgment.
It would be recalled that on Monday, graduating students of the polytechnic staged a peaceful protest at the Rector’s office before proceeding to the Government House in Yola to register their grievances.
Some of the affected students, who spoke to journalists, said their message was clear, noting that their future was being delayed.
Findings revealed that many students who graduated in 2023, 2024, and 2025 are still awaiting accreditation of their programmes on the relevant portal. Even current students, including those in HND I, have expressed concern that they may face similar challenges.
The departments most affected are Biochemistry and Science Laboratory Technology (SLT), particularly at the Higher National Diploma (HND) level.
A student, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the situation as troubling, noting that the HND SLT programme commenced in 2021 and has already produced two sets of graduates, with plans underway to admit a third set in 2025, yet it is still without full accreditation from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
“Because of this delay, many graduates cannot proceed for NYSC even after spending years studying and paying school fees,” the student said.
“We have written letters, asked questions, and made several efforts to get answers from the school management, but we keep hearing the same response: ‘We will do it soon.’
“Unfortunately, nothing has changed. That is why we held a peaceful protest within the school and later went to the Government House, hoping our voices would be heard, but we were not allowed to enter.
“We are once again calling on Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to urgently intervene and ensure the programme receives proper accreditation,” the source added.