Corruption in the Education Sector Will Not Be Tolerated - Buhari Vows

 

President Muhammadu Buhari, has emphatically issued a stern warning to university administrators in the country saying his government would not tolerate any form of corruption in the education sector, adding that anyone caught would be made to face the full wrath of the law.

According to Daily Post, Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu gave the warning at the Installation of HRH, Muhammad Sanusi II as Chancellor of the University of Benin, on Wednesday.

The President said that the Federal Government was prepared to boost the education sector by injecting more funds, but however warned against mismanagement of the funds by the administrators.

Buhari said: “This administration is committed to providing funding for the university system and indeed for the entire education sector. But I must warn that the Federal Government will not fold its hands and watch unscrupulous people mismanage all the viable resources that have been put into the sector. We will no longer tolerate this.

“The Federal Ministry of Education is to ensure that all leakages are blocked and this is a promise that we intend to keep. This administration is determined to fight corruption whether in the university system or elsewhere. Members of staff and students must be seen to do their part in this struggle to change our society for the better, it is not just the duty of government. We hope that other brother countries will support what the government is doing. Universities must be seen to be leading by example. Due process must not be compromised in all we do.”