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A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Joy Ogwu, has expressed worries over the moral decadence in the nation’s educational system.
Ogwu made the submission at the weekend in Abuja during the 8th national annual dinner of Government College Ughelli Old Boys Association (GCUOBA).
She disclosed that investigation has revealed that undue emphasis on certificate in Nigeria has made everyone to aspire for paper qualification, a situation she said, encourages examination malpractices.
She alleged that the country now has fictitious examination centres established by corrupt examination officials where candidates complete their examinations with support of helpers and without supervision.
“So many variance of malpractices in our system today are, leakage of examination papers, impersonation, external assistance, smuggling of materials, copying, collusion, intimidation, improper assignment, ghost centres and alteration of awards and certificate,” she said.
Speaking, President General of GCUOBA, Charles Majoroh stressed the need to change the paradigm of public education by planning for ‘Smart Campus’ places of learning.
He argued that the group smart campus ideal would see it deploy ICT facilities over the next few years and integrate the western world to enable the students to acquire knowledge and benchmark with their peers from the best schools globally.
