Concerned parents of Radiography students at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), have raised serious concerns over the non-accreditation of the department’s academic programme by the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN), warning that it could derail the future of their children.
Operating under the banner Concerned Parents of Radiography Students, the group submitted a formal petition to the University’s Vice Chancellor, Governing Council, and Senator Cyril Fasuyi (Ekiti North), urging urgent intervention to prevent academic setbacks for their wards.
They lamented that final-year students, having already paid ₦95,000 each for their first professional examination, may be unable to sit for the exam, proceed on internships, or participate in the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). They blamed the delay on a lack of qualified lecturers, poor infrastructure, and the appointment of a non-radiographer as Head of Department.
Adeniyi Samuel, President of the Department of Radiography and Radiation Science, echoed the parents’ fears, saying the uncertainty had thrown many students into distress.
“We are deeply worried about what the future holds. Our years of study and our parents’ sacrifices could be wasted,” he said.
The students and parents called on elected officials, the Ministry of Education, and the Students’ Union Government to intervene urgently.
In response, Dr. Wole Balogun, Special Adviser on Media to the FUOYE Vice Chancellor, assured stakeholders that the programme had already received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC)—Nigeria’s highest regulatory body for university education.
He noted that while the RRBN is not among professional councils granted a waiver to enforce accreditation independently, the NUC’s approval remains binding.
“There’s no cause for alarm. NUC has accredited the programme. No council without a waiver can prevent graduation,” Balogun stated.
He reaffirmed the university’s commitment to ensuring students graduate and progress in their careers, urging calm while ongoing engagements with relevant bodies continue.
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