Rector of Federal
Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Dr Theresa Akande, has stated that lecturers are more
corrupt than politicians.
Speaking on Tuesday at
the 10th National Conference of School of Business Studies with the theme:
“Anticipated Change(s) in Nigeria: the Roles of Tertiary Institutions,” Akande
lamented that the youth no longer believed in hard work.
She said, “Shocking as
this will sound, many of the Ad-hoc staff of INEC during elections are usually
staff of tertiary institutions. Where is the change coming from? Who are the
people to bring the change? Who would implement the change?
“For corruption and all
other frauds to be eradicated, we must look beyond those who stole in billion
and trillion, it should be tackled holistically. Lecturers who inflate marks,
mess around with female students, demand sex for marks or make demands for
money are corrupt, in fact, more corrupt because they are destroying lives.
“Students who engage in
examination malpractices are corrupt. Staff who report late or absent
themselves willfully from work are corrupt.
“So, all forms of
corruption must be battled to a standstill because if this is not done, we will
only be scratching the surface of our problems instead of uprooting the very
tap root.”
Akande canvassed strong
synergy between the anti-graft agencies and the tertiary institutions to rid
them of corruption.
The Rector asked the
school of Business Studies and participants to justify the conference by
“demonstrating towards the system strong loyalty, accountability, transparency
and discipline that will bring about the anticipated changes in our country”.
-Daily Post
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