Federal Government has been urged to provide leadership that will uphold the uniqueness of higher educational institutions in the country.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yusuf Olaolu Ali made the call while delivering the University of Ilorin,36th Convocation lecture, with the Theme”Tertiary Education and the Future of Nigeria ” at the University Auditorium in Ilorin.
According to him there is the urgent need to restore the integrity of higher educational institutions in terms of work ethics ,morality and transparency.
He said government should improve upon the infrastructure base of the institutions to put them among the world class Universities.
Olaolu -Ali also appealed to government to make enough fund available for the rehabilitation of the existing facilities in the nation’s universities.
He advised the University staff unions and the students to work in partnership with the institutions leadership to enthrone a new regime of stability , revitalization and growth in all institutions.
He urged parents to take it as a matter of duty to fund the education of their children.
Olaolu -Ali also appealed to government to make available students loans ,bursaries and grants to the real indigent students.
He however called on all stakeholders to rise against corruption that has crippled the nation from attaining its full potentials in all facets of human endeavor.
Earlier in his welcome address the Vice Chancellor University of Ilorin, Professor Sulyman Age Abdulkareem urged Nigerians to contribute their own quota to the development of Educational institutions in the country.
COV/ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU