Bolaji Owasanoye, chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has revealed that many of the appointees nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime are individuals into abuse of hard drugs.
Owasanoye mentioned that many “prospective appointees” had other shady characteristics like financial impropriety and failing code of conduct standards, and hence were not fit for purpose.
Disclosing the purpose of the topic for the year’s conference, the ICPC Chairman said:
“This year, we have chosen the theme: ‘Corruption and the Education Sector’ because corruption in education has been rightly described as stealing the future education being the medium for the transmission of knowledge and values.
“Once the education sector is corrupted, the foundation for future ethical leadership and labour force is destroyed.”
He indicated that corruption in education manifested in different ways, including recruiting unqualified or unfit persons to teach at primary, secondary, or tertiary levels.
The chairman also said admission racketeering, examination malpractice, diversion of revenue for and within the sector, operation of illegal academic institutions, especially at the tertiary level, abuse of power, and procurement rules by management were things of concern.
Mr Owasanoye again said:
“With JAMB and DSS, we conducted in 2021 a series of undercover operations across the country on corruption in the university admissions processes leading to the busting of syndicates and arrest of its leaders responsible for compromising IJMB and JUPEB“
