Former Minister of Education, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, has reacted to the prevalence of fake certificates from universities in the Benin Republic. He said Nigerians rush to acquire fake degrees because the country pays attention to paper certificates.
He added these fake certificates that are acquired by paying money undermine the education system.
Adeniran added that corruption also contributes to the rush to obtain fake degree certificates in those countries.
He stated this during an interview with The Punch on the prevalence of fake certificates from universities in the Benin Republic.
It is the corruption in Nigeria that those people are keying into because they know that we operate a very corrupt system, so they are just keying into it and taking advantage of the corruption in our country,”
The former minister added that Nigerians are no longer interested in acquiring knowledge and getting educated.
Adeniran said the issue of fake certificates is a tragedy because some of the holders of the fake certificates have penetrated the Nigerian system.
“However, in this country, we seem to be giving a lot of attention to paper certificates. People just come and say, “Okay, what we require is the school certificate.” Once you produce it, that is the end. “What is required is to pay or whatever it is, and that is undermining the education system.”
This is why we have individuals, so-called graduates, who can hardly construct sentences, and who cannot write a one-paragraph memo. This is why we are not achieving the real type of development we need. These individuals are just coming with papers, and, of course, none of them is officially connected
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