Call for end to political interference in universities

Political interference and tribalism have been identified as two major factors bedevilling Nigeria’s university system, writes Biola Azeez for the Nigerian Tribune.

Delivering the 36th convocation lecture of the University of Ilorin on Friday 22 October titled “Tertiary Education and the Future of Nigeria”, legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mallam Yusuf Olaolu Ali, advised the federal government to reduce political interference in universities to enhance autonomy in the nation’s ivory towers.

“The autonomy in the universities should be enhanced to help reduce the extent of political interference in the affairs of these varsities, most especially in the appointment or selection of key principal officers,” he said.
Full report on the Nigerian Tribune site