‘Nigeria’s education system lacks values’

Onyechere  stated this at the 2013 Exams Ethics Awards for best practices in Abuja.He said many educational institutions in Nigeria operate as factories for breeding fraudsters and criminals as students are being fed “on diets of malpractice.”    “The result is professionally unethical and incompetent workforce, including doctors, nurses, engineers, lawyers, accountants, business managers, public servants […]

Onyechere  stated this at the 2013 Exams Ethics Awards for best practices in Abuja.
He said many educational institutions in Nigeria operate as factories for breeding fraudsters and criminals as students are being fed “on diets of malpractice.”    
“The result is professionally unethical and incompetent workforce, including doctors, nurses, engineers, lawyers, accountants, business managers, public servants and teachers,’’ Onyechere stated.
According to him, the consequences are always fatal as lives are being wasted daily as a result of medical errors, collapsed buildings, miscarriage of justice, as well as failed governments.
He said the Exam Ethics Marshals was not just about ensuring integrity in examinations but also advocating for best practices in education in all ramifications.
Chairman of the occasion, Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam said the state has consistently allocated 26 per cent of its annual budget to the development of the education sector.
The governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Education, Mohammed Lami, said this was perhaps why the state was considered for the National Gold Award for best practices.
“I would like to assure this gathering that this award will no doubt inspire us to strive harder and continue in our effort to fight examination malpractice in all its ramifications in Yobe State,’’ he said and called for speedy revamping of the education sector if any meaningful development is to be achieved.