TSA: PLASU VC appeals to FG, State Governments to exempt Varsities

The Vice Chancellor, Plateau State University (PLASU), Prof Doknan Sheni, has appealed to both the Federal and State Governments to exempt all Universities from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) in order to stimulate development.

Sheni, made the call yesterday in Bokkos, during the matriculation of the University’s newly admitted students for 2015/2016 academic session.

He lamented the frustration of managements of Universities in their quest to bring about development in the institutions, giving the bureaucracy involved in accessing funds.

“The TSA is a good policy but not good for Universities in terms of their desire to bring about infrastructural development for conducive environment for studies.

“We hope the federal Government will have a rethink over the inclusion of Universities so as to give us the needed atmosphere to operate without any hiccups,” he appealed.

The Vice Chancellor disclosed that the recent accreditation of PLASU by NUC was a stimulant towards enhancing the development of the institution.

“University education today has become a very important and necessary component in the drive towards laying a solid foundation for both the socio-political and economic development of the nation.

Sheni admonished the students to have it at the back of their minds that they have come to the University to obtain knowledge with which they would use to develop the country, hence they must be serious and committed.

He warned them against involving themselves in cultism and other vices, which he said the institution does not tolerate.

The VC said that the university under his leadership has adopted a policy of providing both employment and training opportunities that reflect the diversity of the state for optimum result.

However, a total of 744 students were inducted out of the 1, 150 students admitted for the 2015/2016 academic session.