The Deputy Vice Chancellor, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) Lapai, Niger State, Prof Hassan Ibrahim has said members of the National Assembly demand bribes from universities during oversight visits.
Ibrahim spoke during the 3rd Annual Lecture of the Bursary Department of the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, themed, ‘The Role of Accountants in Enhancing Ethical Financial Practices in the University System’.
He explained that interference by politicians in the management of the university system has made operations not only difficult but has corrupted and bastardized the system.
“Some politicians are using the oversight functions for their selfish gains instead of them doing the right thing, they will be asking for kickback which is unethical. We are talking about ethics but with the politicians it’s not like that.
“What we see today is, when members of the National Assembly wants to visit like FUT Minna for oversight functions, the Bursary Department has to prepare at least the sum of N10 million for them within its limited resources.
“Sometimes they will not even come but will ask the university to come and meet them in Abuja with documents thereby corrupting and bastardizing the system,” Ibrahim said
