Academic activities were paralyzed at the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) on Monday following a protest staged by some students of the institution over “no fees, no-examination policy.”
“They moved round the campus and locked the gates of the institution stopping vehicles, other students, lecturers and guests from going in or coming out,” the source said.
Reacting to the development, the Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. (Mrs.) Akon M. Joshua, in a statement, said, “One of the major purposes of establishing CRUTECH is to educate and train manpower for Cross River State primarily and the Nigeria nation and beyond.
“To fulfil the mandate given to CRUTECH, the institution charges stipulated and Government approved school fees to augment the monthly subvention from the Cross River State Government to run the system.
“The main source of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in CRUTECH is school fees. “It is school fees that fund the provisions of electricity, water, contract security, sanitation, laboratory materials for student’s practical, repairs and maintenance of buildings and vehicles, etc. Management is, however, exploiting alternative and additional means of funding the University but we have not reached there yet.
