“A university does not just answer that name unless it is able to provide for the needs of the society. I fancy one great university that is all in all. A university that is well-funded to meet all the academic needs of the society that it is founded to serve.
Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Osun State, New Telegraph, September 3, 2014, p 23.
THE Nigerian economy is headed for a recession. Never mind what the National Bureau of Statistics is sending out as quarterly reports. Already, Federal allocated revenue, on which Jigawa depends to finance its projects is dwindling and the situation might continue till next year or beyond.
The funds earmarked for the university in the first two years might not even be available. Yet, JSU, must be prepared to pay the same salaries and allowances, may be even more, to attract lecturers already engaged. The attempt to leverage on Obasanjo’s global network of contacts for the benefit of JSU clearly ignores the fact that JSU and Bell University have become competitors.
Unfortunately, as Aregbesola had said, the inescapable plight of JSU mirrors the problems of most Federal and State universities. If there is one public university which should not have problems, it is Federal University situated at Otuoke – President Jonathan’s village.
Today, the university still has more staff than students and it is impossible to imagine anyone from most states in Nigeria rushing to Otuoke for admission. It is just another village university.
Nothing promotes mediocrity better than that. Unfortunately, that is what we have springing up all over Nigeria. Just as unfortunate for JSU, Lamido started it too late. His successors might not share his vision and then what will become the fate of JSU?
FUNNY DOCTORATE AWARDS
A bogus organization calling itself the European American University, recently granted Doctor of Science, D. Sc (Honorary Causa) to Mrs Shade Okoya, Sally Mbanefo, Folashade Tinubu Ojo and Elemo Gloria Nwakaegho. Unfortunately for the recipients, they were duped. Vanguard published Shade Okoya’s photo holding to the worthless certificate she was given. Pity. “Money is not our problem but how to spend it”, abi?
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