The General Overseer and Archbishop of the All Nations Evangelical Mission (ANEM), Most Reverend Yiman Orkwar, has threatened legal action against Admiralty University of Nigeria,
Delta State, over the institution’s decision to withhold the graduation of his daughter, Miss Tersen Orkwar, alongside several other students.
Addressing journalists in Makurdi on Thursday, Archbishop Orkwar—who also serves as President of the Christian Association of Clergies—condemned the university’s decision as a grave injustice.
He accused the institution of negligence and subjecting students to unfair treatment despite their completion of all academic requirements.
According to Orkwar, the affected students on November 4, 2025, received a letter from the University Registrar titled “Not Graduating Due to Outstanding Courses.
” The letter stated that the institution’s Senate could not approve their graduation for the 2024/2025 session based on alleged failure to pass several 100-level first-semester courses, including:
GST 101, GST 105, BUS 101, IRS 101, HIS 103, FRE 107, POL 101, IRS 105, and IRS 103.
They were further advised to re-register for the courses before the November 29, 2025 deadline.
But the Archbishop rejected the claims as entirely false, insisting that his daughter and her colleagues had long written and passed the examinations in question, and that appeals for correction of their records had been ignored by the institution.
“This is injustice. My daughter wrote all her examinations and she is supposed to graduate. Yet the university is asking her to register again,” he said.
“I will fight this matter to ensure justice is served, even if other parents remain silent.”
He expressed deep concern over the silence of the university authorities and called for urgent intervention. Orkwar warned that unless the Nigerian Senate steps in to address the matter before the registration deadline, he would have no option but to take legal action.
“This is not just about my child, it is about justice for all the affected students,” he declared.
A lecturer, who spoke anonymously, corroborated the Archbishop’s position, confirming that the allegedly “outstanding” examinations had indeed been taken and approved years earlier.
He attributed the controversy to the activities of a three-man committee appointed by the new Vice-Chancellor, who assumed office in March 2025 following the Federal Government’s takeover of the institution.
According to the lecturer, concerns had been raised internally since only one member of the committee was originally from Admiralty University.
He further revealed that Miss Tersen Orkwar completed her programme with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) above 4.70—placing her in the First Class category—yet her graduation now hangs in the balance.
The affected students and their families are awaiting clarification as calls grow for the university management to urgently address the alleged record discrepancies and restore confidence in the institution’s academic processes.
