IBADAN — The Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, said Professor Julius Okojie led National Universities
Commission, NUC, should be probed over alleged fraudulent practices on
university accreditation in the country.
The union making this demand, through its
National Treasurer, Dr. Ademola Aremu and Chairman, University of Ibadan
Chapter, Dr. Olusegun Ajiboye, argued that the Act establishing the NUC and the
Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, must be reviewed.
They wondered how Prof. Okojie could still
declare that all was well despite the perceived rot in the university system.
“NUC to us in ASUU has outlived its
usefulness. When government gives appointment, they know the kind of people
they take and most of the time they are people who can compromise anything.
“Very recently, the Rivers State University of
Technology conducted an examination under some fraudulent situations when
academic staff was on strike and NUC came out to say the examination was conducted
under normal conditions.
“The fraud going in NUC over accreditation of
courses in Nigerian universities must stop. If JAMB is working well, there will
be no need for post JAMB and that is why we are saying the laws that
established JAMB should also be reviewed.”
On the strike embarked upon by the academic
union, Dr. Aremu said: “On the part of government, they are talking about
re-negotiation and we are saying we cannot be talking about re-negotiation when
we have not implemented the agreement on ground.
“It took us three years of struggle to get the
government to enter into one agreement with us in 2009.” We at the level of
full implementation of that agreement. At the level at which. On 2009 agreement
we stand.”
Dr. Ajiboye felt that people should begin to
think beyond the ASUU agreement.
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