The academia, has been one of Nigeria's conundrum in her penchant, insatiable and disastrous experiment for development. Their abysmal perennial performance and output doesn't compare with the outrageous and atrocious expenditure on their welfare and professional development.
Most of them don't understand the basics of research, talk more about undertaking it structurally. There are pseudo-professors, who find it difficult to complete simple sentences without making a mistake.
Globally, the three key principles of universities has always been, teaching, research and knowledge and technology transfer. However, I scuffle to come to grip on which one they're more adapt at.
It's high old time, Pantami begins to rediscover himself and start to see the worth and importance of his impetuous calling as an Islamic cleric. It's an enviable, prestigious and upmarket disposition in the public eye. There is nothing glamorous in been a national minister.
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He may have the most crucial and weightiest job specification, but he is not competent at it. And there is no swindle sheet or scorecard to tip off, he is good at it either.
If you intently pin your ears back to this video clip for his senate confirmation here you would understand that it was a mere vigour of a docile opportunist. They were rhetorical dispositions of a rookie technocrat.
An elderstateman, who has been there done that, tried to advise him giving his youthful exuberance and anxiety for the job, on how best to handle pressures that would come with his appointment. His response left much to be desired.