NOUN-CLE standoff: Malami promises to wade in
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we make bold to remind you sir that the university was established by the federal government of nigeria accredited by the national universities commission nuc1 the minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation mr abubakar malami has promised to do justice to the lingering standoff between the national open universitynoun and the council of legal educationcle1 a key point in their discussion was the contentious issue of cle ban on noun law graduates from attending the nigeria law school1 recall that the national association of nigerian students nans recently issued three months ultimatum to the federal government to admit law graduates of noun into the nigerian law school1 the student gave the ultimatum in a statement signed by taiwo bamigbade nans senate president and abdulakeem rufai clerk of the association on thursday in abuja1 they said nans had patiently watched how after five years of graduation the noun law graduates had been denied admission into the nigerian law school as provided in the noun students handbook which is a legally binding contract1 the students said that nans had through a communiqu addressed to president muhammadu buhari called on him to use his good offices to ensure the matter was resolved1 malami made the pledge during a courtesy call on him by nouns vice-chancellor prof. abdalla adamu in abuja1 off course nans as a body is not concerned on the continuation of law programme in noun if opposed by the professional bodies1 but strongly disagree those innocent nigerian students who suffered themselves with their hard earned money to undertake an accredited course of study in noun as promoted by the federal government will in any way be jeopardized. we say no no and no1 we state categorically that any injury to one nigerian student is an injury to all nigerian students and youths in general1 in the light of this nans as a body will no matter the price fight against this prolong injustice intimidation and mischief1 if after the forthcoming august 2018 admission the innocent noun law graduates are still excluded from lists of intakes into the nigerian law school thus three months ultimatum to do the needful1 we therefore implore you sir to use your good offices as a matter of urgency to resolve the lingering crisis as nans will no longer tolerate any excuses or tactical delays he said1