Nigerian lecturers in Benin Republic on Friday expressed support for the federal government’s evaluation and accreditation process for degree certificates originating from Benin and Togo Republics....CONTINUE READING
However, the body in a statement signed by its president, Gabriel Kona, and the general secretary, Michael Allen, enjoined the public to desist from spreading untrue stories about Benin and Togo, dragging the entire university system in the mud.
Stressing the need for calm on the process, it commended the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education (FME) for suspending the accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates issued to Nigerian graduate students in Benin and Togo universities.
The statement read in part, “As the ministry clearly stated, this suspension is pending conclusion of their ongoing investigations, which we believe is to serve as a deterrent geared towards sanitising the tertiary institutions to ensure quality assurance of university graduates.
“We wish to state that we are ready to join forces with both the FME and other stakeholders both in Nigeria and Benin Republic to ensure that we find a lasting solution to this ill wind threatening to destroy the long standing bilateral synergy we have enjoyed as a result of our regional integration and peaceful coexistence.
“To ensure we do not allow a few disgruntled elements to destroy us, we have set up a committee on a fact-finding mission to delve into this matter to help unravel the whole truth about this issue and proffer a lasting solution to this menace rearing its ugly head amongst us.
“Furthermore, the Nigerian lecturers in Benin wish to state categorically that we condemn in the strongest terms all activities of quacks and academic racketeers in our midst perpetrating various acts including the on-going certificate saga. These actions are denting our hard-earned image and the academic reputations we have worked tirelessly to build over the years.”
