BY FAITH EHIREMEN, Uniosun

IN its quest to eradicate corruption in Nigeria, the Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Professor Akinsola Okebukola has tasked educationists to fight against corruption in the education sector.

The call was made at the 2014 Foundation Day Lecture of the Osun State University, with the theme: When will the Glory days of Nigerian Universities be here?

In his lecture, he stressed the importance of operating and maintaining a standard academic atmosphere. According to him, “the practical way of handling corruption is by  including reward and sanction and rewarding good behaviour and punishing bad behaviour.”

The erudite professor who is equally a Pioneer Pro-Chancellor, Osun State University said various universities in Nigeria should be sincere in the process of accreditation, adding that most universities get it wrong in this area. In his words: “There should be honesty in the process of accrediting universities. Most universities are dishonest in this area,”he lamented.

He further tagged most Nigerian professors as ‘road-side professors’ saying: “they don’t measure up to the appropriate standard and rigour before they are conferred professorship.