Join my administration in entrenching the change revolution, Buhari tasks Varsities
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President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerian universities to join his administration in entrenching the change revolution sweeping across the country.
Buhari, who made this call yesterday during the 47th convocation ceremony of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), said that apart from fiscal discipline, “our universities should also key into the evolving ethical revolution because without discipline, law and order, no society can make any meaningful progress.”
The President, who was represented on the occasion by the Minister of State for Education, Prof Anthony Anwuka, noted that anti-social behaviour demonstrated by the youth are direct reflections of the indiscipline of the older generation.
“The society, teachers, parents, guardians, everyone cannot afford to shirk their responsibility of inculcating the values and virtues of discipline in the younger generation since the future development of the country is inextricably tied to the moral upbringing of the youths.
“Except our leaders get it right now and adopt the right attitudes, the task of transforming our country to a prosperous and respectable nation will be a mirage,” Buhari said, adding that it should no longer be business as usual.
The President, therefore, enjoined all Nigerians to partner with the government “to uproot the evils of corruption, graft, economic sabotage, criminality, delinquency and all forms of indiscipline from our society.”
He urged the graduating students to apply what they learnt for the good of the nation while also wishing the honourary degree recipients the best of luck.
In his welcome address, the UNN Vice Chancellor, Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, announced that the university was honouring three distinguished Nigerians: former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu; chairman of Zenith Bank, Chief Jim Ovia and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions to national development.
Ozumba noted that the convocation was unique as the UNN was hosting two of its kind in one year, saying that it showed the practical testimony and determination of his administration to improve the academic curriculum of the institution.
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