Notwithstanding this dent, NOUN has remained one of the most progressive public universities in the country.
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Unfortunately, a combination of issues of grammar, stage fright and mistakes almost rubbed off on her 15 minutes of fame negatively. Her grammatical expression and reference to her course of study as a BSc programme, instead of an LLB, spoiled the broth for the serving police officer, whose day was equally shattered, and her ego bruised due to the event that followed.
Humiliating a woman in such a moment was not encouraging. The issue also concerns the social class of the woman. I doubt if she would have gotten the same level of opprobrium from Pastor Enenche if she were of a higher social class. She would have been presented as a model worthy of emulation. Indeed, that is what Ms Vera is.At Premium Times, we firmly believe in the importance of high-quality journalism.
Although I commend her determination in going back to school as a working mother and wife with enormous responsibilities — and I think we should all encourage such people, yet I cannot help but notice her lapses. Further investigations indicate that she struggled through school and spent about 10 years before she could graduate, not in flying colours anyway. But does it really matter?
In addition, Vera Anyim’s case did not detract from NOUN’s performance and efficiency, which over the years has filled a vacuum in many people’s educational journeys and career progression. NOUN still provides high quality educational standards and skills development devoid of issues like sexual assault and other encumbrances associated with conventional universities, mainly because of the minimal physical interaction. Many NOUN graduates have been outstanding in their various endeavours too.
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