The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has in the strongest terms condemned the honorary doctorate degree conferred on President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to the Association, the degree conferred on President Buhari on Saturday 12 December, 2015, by Kaduna State University (KASU), is, amongst other things, fraudulent and disgraceful.
This was contained in the text of press statement issued by the president of NANS, Comrade Tijani Usman on 15 December, 2015.
Comrade Usman said, “It is quite unfortunate that at a time we are clamoring for an overhaul and repositioning of our educational sector, our leaders are doing the opposite by their actions and inactions.
“The show of shame that took place in Kaduna State University (KASU) on 12 December, 2015, is capable of making foreign Universities and corporate organizations to further undermine and disregard degrees obtained from Nigerian schools.
“We expect our leaders to be our role models by living exemplary life. How can one explain that, President Muhammadu Buhari who has not even cleared the air on his certificate saga, still went ahead to accept a fraudulent honorary degree from a university that is not authorized by National Universities Commission (NUC) to do so.”
Citing the basis for its conclusions, the union, the union make bold to state that, “the honorary doctorate degree conferred on President Buhari is illegal and non sequitur because:
“(1.) KASU is not among the 22 universities accredited by NUC to award honorary degree.
“(2.) KASU was established 10 years ago, and has never graduated a PhD student.
“(3.) Section 2.0 subsection (a) of the Council of VCs Keffi declaration 2012, prohibits the award of honorary degrees to persons holding political offices.”
Haven stated the obvious, the union, therefore demand the following:
“(1.) That President Muhammadu Buhari should honorably relinquish the fraudulent degree.
“(2.) That NUC should with immediate effect sanction KASU for contravening its rules and regulations.
“(3) That Academic Staff Of Universities (ASUU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) should sanction the entire management team of KASU for making a mockery of Nigerian universities.”
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