Director-General, Nigerian Law School, Mr Olarenwaju Onadeko, has urged Law Faculties of universities in the country to adhere strictly to admission quota for law to address backlog of re-sit examinations.
Onadeko made the call on Thursday in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said that violation of admission quota by some universities often posed challenge to the objective of producing quality graduates from the school.
He, therefore, insisted that there should be strict adherence to the number of students allocated to each law faculty for admission, saying that it was the only way targets could be attained.
“We are appealing to faculties of law not to create a new backlog, because we had cleared backlogs in the past, more than twice, yet some faculties will relapse and not comply with the prescription given to them in terms of numbers.
“So, I hope we will not have that again now that we are done with backlogs,” Onadeko said.
He disclosed that accreditation of some law faculties was withdrawn as a result of violation of admission quota, saying that such lapses disrupted projection of the Nigerian Law School “in short and medium terms’’.
According to him, due heed should be paid to the decision of the Council of Legal Education and the National Universities Commission in this regard.
“The quota given to universities is a product of the accreditation exercise carried out with the faculties of law; as I said, it is empirical in nature.
“We look at your capacity, facilities on ground, your academic profile, the library and its holdings, the physical facility and so on and so forth and all these are rated and assessed.
“Based on that, we have our parameters, and a figure is given to you; usually after an exercise, you either retain it or you may get a slight increase; it is not usual to get a decrease.
“You may get a closure of faculty if you have not been compliant and totally defiant in your attitude; you can be closed down by Council of Legal Education.
“I hope that all faculties will comply; we are seeing more compliance these days and I must appreciate those faculties that are really compliant.
“And, if we do not have defiance and non-compliance, we will not have any issue of backlog again,” the director-general said.
He, however, commended security operatives for their proactive measures toward ensuring safety of life and property in tertiary institutions across the country.
He said that pro-active steps were taken to ensure adequate safeguard for all the campuses of Nigerian Law School, and for ameliorating the consequence of security challenge when they occur.
According to him, I am happy to report that all our campuses are now fully secured with well-fortified perimeter fences capped with concertina wire.
“I want to acknowledge the cooperation of military authorities, and in particular, the Chief of Defence Staff, for their support and advice at all times,” Onadeko said. (NAN)
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