Vice-Chancellor, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Prof. Taofeek Ibrahim, on Tuesday, said the National Assembly should not be for people who want to make easy money out of government.
He stated that it should not also be for people without jobs, adding that NASS should be run on part-time basis.
Ibrahim, who spoke during the pre-7th convocation media briefing of the university, in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, noted that corruption was the basis for Nigeria’s underdevelopment.
He said, “I support that our National Assembly should be run on part-time basis. Members should come from their various private businesses or the public sector. It should not be for jobless people who want to make easy money out of government and governance.”
Ibrahim added that nothing was more responsible for the country’s mismanagement and maladministration than corruption.
He said, “Whereas Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah built functional refineries before Ghana’s discovery of oil years after, Nigeria today, lacks efficient oil refinery. The exorbitant running of Nigeria’s government should not continue at the peril of its citizenry with massive poverty and the country’s underdevelopment.”
The VC also urged the Nigerian university system and academics to stop conducting researches and publications for mere evidence of their prowess in scientific and literary writing.
Rather, he said, they should move on to researches that would birth useful and practicable policies, life-impacting technological innovations and development.
Ibrahim added that they should have ability to identify and solve problems confronting humanity.
According to him, Nigeria’s educational system should be restructured to address national needs.
He canvassed for greater recognition of, and investment in agriculture, for job and wealth creation.
The vice-chancellor stated that Nigeria should be more production-oriented than consumption based. Giving a breakdown of the graduating students, Ibrahim said 16 of them obtained first class.
He added that 208 out of the 916 graduating students bagged second class upper; 434 made second class lower; 143 garnered third class, while the remaining 26 had pass.
According to him, the 916 graduating students comprised 827 who were awarded various Bachelor’s degrees in various disciplines while 89 bagged postgraduate degrees.
He stated that it should not also be for people without jobs, adding that NASS should be run on part-time basis.
Ibrahim, who spoke during the pre-7th convocation media briefing of the university, in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, noted that corruption was the basis for Nigeria’s underdevelopment.
He said, “I support that our National Assembly should be run on part-time basis. Members should come from their various private businesses or the public sector. It should not be for jobless people who want to make easy money out of government and governance.”
Ibrahim added that nothing was more responsible for the country’s mismanagement and maladministration than corruption.
He said, “Whereas Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah built functional refineries before Ghana’s discovery of oil years after, Nigeria today, lacks efficient oil refinery. The exorbitant running of Nigeria’s government should not continue at the peril of its citizenry with massive poverty and the country’s underdevelopment.”
The VC also urged the Nigerian university system and academics to stop conducting researches and publications for mere evidence of their prowess in scientific and literary writing.
Rather, he said, they should move on to researches that would birth useful and practicable policies, life-impacting technological innovations and development.
Ibrahim added that they should have ability to identify and solve problems confronting humanity.
According to him, Nigeria’s educational system should be restructured to address national needs.
He canvassed for greater recognition of, and investment in agriculture, for job and wealth creation.
The vice-chancellor stated that Nigeria should be more production-oriented than consumption based. Giving a breakdown of the graduating students, Ibrahim said 16 of them obtained first class.
He added that 208 out of the 916 graduating students bagged second class upper; 434 made second class lower; 143 garnered third class, while the remaining 26 had pass.
According to him, the 916 graduating students comprised 827 who were awarded various Bachelor’s degrees in various disciplines while 89 bagged postgraduate degrees.
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