President Muhammadu Buhari has begged Nigerian universities to find creative ways of exploiting the existing Public-Private Partnership (PPP) policy to meaningfully bridge the infrastructure gaps existing on their campuses.
He revealed this during the 33rd Convocation Ceremony of the University of Calabar on Saturday.
According to him, Nigerian universities need to be creative to reasonably expand their Internally Generated Revenue bases to complement the modest efforts of the government.
He then hailed the authorities of the University of Calabar for being the first university to introduce Anti-Corruption Studies as part of their curriculum.
His words, “While we commend you for domesticating this administration’s War Against Corruption in your University, I urge you not to give in to distractions but remain focused on the need to build a university of our collective dream.
“The recent phenomenon where lecturers allegedly award grades in exchange for cash and sex across our universities is a blight on the society and anathema to our collective efforts at bequeathing to posterity a morally upright society.
“In this regard, I challenge University Governing Councils and management of universities in Nigeria to take up the challenge with passion to rid our campuses of undesirable elements and restore public confidence in our institutions.
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