32 Law Graduates May Forfeit Law School Admission

Thirty-two law graduates from Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial
District may miss their 2018 law school admission for financial
reasons.

It was learnt that the 32 law graduates had first appealed to
the state government for help, but when their requests for
assistance were rebuffed, they turned to former governor of the
state, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for assistance.

The graduates, who spoke in a statement signed by their leader,
Mr. Akaninyene Archibong, on Friday, said they could not afford
N295,000, which was the fee for the programme.

The statement described the law graduates as indigent students
who were able to go through their university programmes through
holiday jobs, and by going without food for days.

“Prior to the administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel, the Akwa
Ibom State Government provided subventions and laptops for law
school students.

“In 2007, when Senator Godswill Akpabio became the governor of
the state, he paid fees for graduates of law from the state and
gave them laptops each and he did this till the end of his tenure.
This has always been the practice, even in other states.

“Most of the students struggled to make it through their stay in
the university, struggling to pay fees and only stayed alive
because of their bright minds.

The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Charles Udoh,
did not answer several calls to his mobile telephone and also did
not respond to a text message that was sent to him about the
issue.

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