The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the establishment of universities without proper templates for funding is the cause of the falling standard of education across Nigerian tertiary institutions.
He stated this while delivering a paper at the 14th Ralph Opara Memorial Lecture, tagged, “State of tertiary education in Nigeria: Identifying historical issues and misconceptions, contemplating solutions,” organised by the National Association of Seadogs, in Benin.
The ASUU president also blamed the method of appointment and recruitment into state-owned universities as one of the causes of the problems the institutions are facing.
“One of the major problems facing the tertiary institution is the establishment of universities without template for funding.
“Also, the method of appointment and recruitment into state-owned universities by the government has also been a problem,” he noted.
Osedeke traced the rot in university education back to the Shehu Shagari and Babagida’s administrations.
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These administrations he said allegedly surrendered the country to the Brethren Wood Institutions of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
He noted that before the two administrations, the nation’s tertiary education was ranked amongst the best in the world.
The ASUU President, however, suggested that there should be a paradigm shift, in terms of funding, governance, and interference from political groups and vested interest for Nigerian universities to return to their pride of place.
