Reactions have trailed the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo.
The federal government, on Tuesday, suspended certificates from the two West African countries following the report of a racket that allowed a reporter acquire a degree from a university in Benin Republic in two months.
The suspension of accreditation was announced in a statement on Tuesday, January 2, signed by the spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Education, Augustina Obilor-Duru.
In the statement, the government lamented that “some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and unconscionable methods to get a Degree with the end objective of getting graduate job opportunities for which they are not qualified.”
The statement added that the suspension would remain in place pending the outcome of an investigation involving the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Education of Nigeria and the two countries, as well as the Department of State Security Services (DSS), and the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC).
Following the development, some netizens took to social media to express their views on the suspension of the degree accreditation and how the reporter bagged a Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks.
Reactions:
@Faridatu001: “Students wey dey final year in Togo and Benin republic (Cotonou) university 😭😭😭😭😭”
@Drfarzanambbs: “The tapestry of humanity is woven with threads of diversity; as leaders, let us cherish and celebrate the richness it brings to our common existence.”
@ilaah0: “It’s not fair because we have a lot of students studying there, but regardless of the statement i just heard “Suspension” not Ban or neither that.”
@itsnorthnormal: “Tbh, this is a very good development. I had a friend who was withdrawn from the department for bad results. Went to Benin Republic. Didn’t take up to a year. He started NYSC and has passed out.”
@BunzaAly: “A friend invited his friend for a graduation party in Cotonou, and both friends returned with degrees 😂🤣”
@BalogunREADONE: “Hmmm 😆… this is a good one I feel it should not only be that of Benin and Togo, other countries that has questionable universities should be included.. it is in the same Nigeria we see graduate of foreign universities that can’t teach primary school students a simple arithmetic.. the federal ministry of education needs to be reviewing and re-examine some foreign universities be it private or public.”
@ChiefArchitect_ : “This is what we are telling you people .go to good you will not go, work hard at school you will not work! Let me see who will forge the certificate again.”
@bankydeee: “This issue is going on in our universities too but we aren’t ready to address that…Okayy, let’s keep dancing to the beat we can listen to.”
@Eberechukwumic1: “Nothing will come out of it, lastly they will take money.”
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