Buhari Laments Moral Decadence In Nigeria Varsities

President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the moral decadence in tertiary institutions across Nigeria.

Buhari noted that morals was fast fading away in the country’s tertiary institutions.

The President disclosed this at 25th convocation ceremony of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, held at the weekend.

Buhari who was represented by the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC), Abubakar Raseed, lamented the steady rise in cases of plagiarism, corruption, sorting and sexual harassment in many universities.

The President however, challenged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) not to only criticize the perceived failure of government alone, but should also direct its searchlight on the internal flaws in the university system.

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His statement reads in part “I want to challenge them to throw their searchlight on the issue of corporate governance of their various institutions. It would give credence and credibility to their fearless critical stance with regard to the government if they address internal university management flaws with equal and unsparing forthrightness.

‘’It is very disheartening to hear about the increase in incidents of plagiarism, sorting and sexual harassment in many universities in the country. These aspects of academic corruption should also be part of concern to ASUU and indeed the academia as a whole.

‘’We should be able to look up to the university as a citadel of probity, accountability, transparency, critical inquiry and freedom. University administrators must seriously engage in self-examination with due regard to their traditional claim during convocations that their graduands have been found worthy in character and learning.

‘’Can universities vouch, in view of the present untoward happenings in the universities that all their graduands have still been found worthy in character and learning? It is a source of concern that drug abuse, addiction and other hideous acts of misconduct such as cultism, armed robbery, and break-ins rear their ugly heads in some of our university hostels and campuses.”

Buhari also challenged tertiary institutions across the nation to live up to expectations