The Vice
Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State,
Prof. Adesanya Saburi, has challenged university administrators to
tackle the problem of corruption in order to shore up the Internally
Generated Revenues (IGR) of their institutions.
Speaking during a
summit organised by the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Saburi
called for the blocking of loopholes through which universities’ funds
were being squandered, just as he cautioned against unhealthy quest
for position.
He said, “We
should also bear in mind that there is need for us to desist from making
some positions like the Head of Department, Deans of Faculties, very
juicy and lucrative.
“I have found out
that when these positions look juicy, people tend to scramble to occupy
them and this create internal friction and encourage corruption in the
academic sector, which is dangerous.
“I also implore
us to fight and reduce the scourge of contract inflation, preventing
and ensure that no ghost workers are allowed to be in the system. These
are areas that serve as leakages and pose very serious threat to
universities’ development”.
On his part, the
Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Prof. Oye Bandele , said the
summit was geared towards changing the financial landscape of the
institution.
Bandele added
that part of his vision is to rejuvenate the business and academic
aspects of the university by turning ideas, resources and knowledge to
wealth with entrepreneurial spirit.
“We have several
programmes in the kitty to reenergize our financial base. Our IGR is to
be improved through fees by students on part- time, affiliate, sandwich
and regular programmes, distance learning and two year programme for
HND holders, among other several innovations.
“A look at highly
rated universities like Yale University in United States , we
realised that the University makes a sum of N6.3 billion from its
alumni in 2015. This is a whole lot of money that can save our
university from financial embarrassment,” he said.
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