Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, yesterday, refunded an undisclosed amount of money illegally collected by some departments in the institution to 196 students.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the VC told the students that the money was refunded in line with her administration’s zero tolerance for corruption and illegality.
She urged students to report any illegal charges by their departments to the directorate of Service Compact with all Nigerians, SERVICOM, of the school or the management.
“If any student of this institution is asked to pay any charges outside the approved charges, such students should report to SERVICOM or the school management,” Prof. Obi said.
“Students should always keep the receipt of any payment made; we want to see facts when such complaints get to us. I am happy today that the affected students will all receive their monies.
“We are not out to witch-hunt anyone, but we must do the right thing in this university. As a university, we will go after any department that collects unapproved charges; they must refund such to the students. If any department has needs for anything, they should write for official approval.”
Earlier, the director of SERVICOM in the institution, Prof. Patrick Egaga, restated the directorate’s commitment to the welfare of students, adding that the directorate was working in line with the policy thrust of the current administration which has zero tolerance for corruption and illegality.
Egaga said that the fees were recovered from the affected departments by the directorate in collaboration with the office of the Chief Security Officer of the institution.
