I’ve been reliably informed that Pantami has budgeted millions to bribe unprincipled charlatans with the title of “Professor” affixed to their names to defend his fraudfessorship. He’s even reached out to mercenary two-bit diasporan Nigerian professors.
Some of them have already started writing obfuscatory justifications for Pantami’s fraud and others will soon follow. Pay them no heed. Or take note of them because they’re greedy, amoral hustlers who will down in history as defenders of academic fraud for financial gain.
The issue remains that it’s immoral and unconscionable for a serving minister to use money and political influence to coax a university into “appointing” him as a “professor” without performing the job of a professor. It’s irrelevant that Pantami isn’t even minimally qualified for the position.
Being a professor is a job, not a traditional title you give to vain politicians. Let him resign his ministerial position and relocate to FUTO to teach and research. This controversy would die a natural death.
I know I’m not the only one seeing all this worrisome headlines of men using unsuspecting females for money rituals and other diabolic gains. I said “Men” but frankly these are kids using other kids for ritual, I really can’t explain how a 17 year old boy will have the guts to murder and then proceed to butcher another human being just for the sake of quick money. I have been asking myself how we got here? How far our society has decayed to the extent that a 17 year old feels the need to take such drastic measures to “hit it big”. I know that we are always too quick to point accusing fingers at the government and lack of basic amenities, jobs and infrastructures as causes of all our problems. Believe me, I am not absorbing them of any blames, of course they are part of the problems we are facing in this country.
But it is so easy to cast blames on others for our problems, so instead of wallowing in our problems I would prefer we look inwards and examine ourselves, and if we can honestly do that, then maybe we can hopefully face the ugly truth and tackle it accordingly.
Lately, I have been pondering on what goes on in the mind of these teenagers trying to understand the kind of condition that drives them towards this callous acts and these behaviours reminds me of two philosophers with two contrasting theories about human beings. In one hand there’s Jean-Jacques Rousseau who believes that humans are born pure but their environment corrupts them eventually and then Thomas Hobbes who believes that humans are capable of both good and evil from the get go. I agree with both of these great minds and when you look at the Constant variables in their Theories the two constant is man and its environment (society). and when you think of society in simple terms it is made up of families in a particular location.
So the only and lasting solution to all the decadence in the society is a good and stable Family. Yeah that simple, a quick Google search of the word “Family” will explain it as “a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.” or you can simply define it as the “smallest unit of the society” comprising of a single or both parents and the kids. Now just imagine if everyone in a society is from a happy and thriving homes? How do you think the society will be? It is that simple, it all begins with the family, It begins with The Parents and their negligence and or Lack of parenting skills. All this Vices in the society; Arm robbery, Killings for rituals , girls doing runs, it all start with kids or people that grew or were raised in a broken home. So whenever something goes wrong in the society like when a corrupt politician embezzle money, blame His parents for not raising him right, because if they have done their due diligence and instilled the fear of God in him, He would know that stealing is wrong, and when a girl is doing runs, don’t blame the government and lack of job opportunities for their career choice when many other ladies are doing honest jobs and thriving in the same society, blame her parents for failing her and having her believe that selling her body was the only way for her to succeed, And When a 17 year old believes his only way of making money is to kill for rituals please the blame should rest mainly on his family for failing him.
So basically all the ills and problems of the society can be prevented or nipped in the bud by parents. if we want a better society and a better country all we need to do is be better parents
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WHERE WAS ASUU?
As ASUU said it’s unacceptable to award Professorship to someone outside the University and working for Government, where was ASUU when:
Professor Ngozi Osarenren got her Professorship in Department of Education Foundation at University of Lagos, when she was a Commissioner of Education in Edo State.
Same University of Lagos appointed Abdul-Rasheed Kunle Lawal Professor when he was a Commissioner in Lagos State.
University of Ibadan awarded Professorship to Musibau Babatunde when he was SSA to the Governor of Oyo State.
Bayero University, Kano (BUK) appointed Ibrahim Maqari and Musa Usman Professors while they were not Lecturers.
Usman Dan Fodio Sokoto (UDUS) appointed a former Lecturer, Associate Professor when he has been away from the University since 1996. Same UDUS appointed another run-away Lecturer in the Faculty of Agriculture Professor when he was away working for Zamfara State. Similarly, another Faculty of Law Staff became Associate Professor when he was away working for Government. Ditto Dr Abdullahi Balarabe who got his PhD when he was Speaker of Sokoto StateHouse of Assembly. .
In 2013, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate was a Minister of Health when he was appointed a Professor of Public health Leadership a Havard T.H. Chan School of Public health.
Okereke Onyiuke of Stock Exchange was appointed Professor by a South-East University.
Wole Soyinka, Osibanjo, and many others never got MA or PhD but were appointed Professors.
PROF. JERRY GANA also got his Professorship after leaving the University several years and was working as head of Government Agency.
*SO, WHY SHOULD PANTAMI’S ONLY BE ASUU’S HEADACHE?
REPORT OF THE ASUU FUTO PROBE PANEL ON THE PROFESSORIAL APPOINTMENT OF DR. ISA IBRAHIM AS A PROFESSOR OF CYBERSECURITY:
1.0 Background:
At the ASUU FUTO Congress held on Wednesday, 22nd of September, 2021, the Congress approved the appointment of the probe panel on the appointment of Dr Isa Ibrahim as a Professor of Cybersecurity by the FUTO Governing Council.
2.0 Membership:
i. Engr. Prof. M. S. Nwakaudu – Chairman
ii. Prof. G. A. Anyanwu – Member
iii Prof. C. E. Orji. – Member
iv Prof. Mrs O. P. Anyewuchi – Member
V Prof. T. I. N. Ezejiofor – Member/Secretary
3.0 Term of Reference:
To ascertain whether due process was applied in the appointment of Dr. Isa Ibrahim as a Professor of Cybersecurity by the Governing Council of FUTO and submit a report within seven days.
4.0 Modalities
4.1 Extension of Time
The panel requested for and obtained two week extension to enable the panel complete the assignment.
4.2 Materials:
i. Copies of the advertisement for academic and academic support staff vacancies in FUTO for the positions of professor, reader, senior lecturer, etc., which appeared in the DAILY SUN and THE GUARDIAN of Monday, September 21, 2020 and Tuesday, September 22, 2020 respectively. (See appendix 1 and 2).
ii. Federal Universities of Technology Act, Cap F23 (section 11(1)-(6), and section 18(1)-(2), (See appendix 3).
iii. Students’ handbook of the cybersecurity department (see appendix 4).
iv. Guidelines for the appointment and promotion of Academic Staff for 2020/2021 Appraisal year (see appendix 5)
4.3 Interaction with relevant stakeholders (see appendix 6)
The panel interacted with the University Registrar; Immediate Past Chairman, Committee of Deans; Dean, School of Information and Communication Technology (SICT); Deans who were members of ASAPC – 2020/2021 Appraisal year; Some internal members of last FUTO Governing Council; Acting Head, Cybersecurity Department.
4.4 Meetings:
The panel held six meetings to carry out the assignment (see appendix 7,8,9, 10, 11 and 12).
5.0 Findings/observations:
The panel found/observed as follows:
i. FUTO in her quest to be counted in the modern trends in the fields of science, engineering, technology, etc, decided to establish new programmes such as forensic science, software engineering, mechatronics engineering, cybersecurity, radiography and radiation science, etc.
ii. FUTO advertised for vacancies in academic and academic support staff in six schools (Namely SICT, SESET, SOES, SOHT, SBMS and SOBS) and 23 departments including cybersecurity.
iii. Vacancies advertised for in the academic departments (including cybersecurity department) are for professor, reader, senior lecturer etc.
iv The advertisement appeared in two National newspapers (The SUN and the GUARDIAN) and interested candidates were invited to apply for the position to which they qualified.
iv. The advertisement appeared in two national newspapers (THE SUN and THE GUARDIAN) and interested candidates were invited to apply for the position to which they are qualified.
v. Dr Isa Ibrahim responded and applied for the post of Professor of Cybersecurity. He was given a temporary appointment as a professor of Cybersecurity in the cybersecurity department, for which he accepted in writing.
vi. Dr Isa Ibrahim’s qualifications include Bsc, MSc in computer science and MBA all from ATBU, PhD in computer information system from Robert Gorden University, Aberdeen, UK. He is a fellow and member of some foreign computer science professional societies.
vii. Dr Isa Ibrahim was requested to submit details of his publications and productive works for both internal and external assessments. He complied with the request.
viii. Dr Isa Ibrahim’s publications and productive works were sent to the Dean of SICT for internal assessment for the purpose of establishment of prima facie case for the professorial appointment.
ix. The Dean of SICT assessed the publications and established a prima facile case for Dr Isa Ibrahim for him to be appointed a professor of cybersecurity.
x. The prima facie case for Dr Isa Ibrahim was presented to the Academic Staff Appraisal and Promotion Committee- professorial (ASAPC-Professorial) meeting held on 17th March 2021. The committee discussed the issue and recommended same for approval by the FUTO Council.
xi. The Council at its meeting held on the 18th of March, 2021 approved the prima facie case for Dr Isa Ibrahim to be appointed a professor of cybersecurity.
xii. Following the approval of the prima facie, Dr. Isa Ibrahim’s publications and productive works were sent for external assessment. The external assessment returned positive and the Council at its meeting of 20th August 2021 approved his appointment as a Professor of Cybersecurity.
xiii. Dr Isa Ibrahim was given a tenure appointment as professor of cybersecurity following his appointment by FUTO Governing Council.
xiv. Dr Isa Ibrahim has assumed duties and is currently involved in the teaching of CYB 201(Fundamentals of Cybersecurity), via online and lead supervisor of one PhD student/staff of the cybersecurity department.
6.0 Conclusion:
From our findings and evidence before the panel, members are of the opinion that the appointment of Dr. Isa Ibrahim as a Professor of Cybersecurity by the FUTO Governing Council followed due process.
7.0 Recommendation:
The panel strongly recommends that the University management should as a matter of urgency, take appropriate actions, including legal action, against those who deliberately try to drag the image and reputation of FUTO to the mud.
SIGNED: Engr. Prof. M.S. Nwakaudu (Chairman); Prof G. A Anyanwu (member); Prof C. E. Orji (Member); Prof. Mrs. O. P. Onyewuchi (Member) and Prof T. I. N. Ezejiofor.
With the foregoing report, one wonders what happened at ASUU National Executive Committee warranting it to issue a bolt face statement declaring Professor Pantami’s appointment illegal? Was this report from the local branch ever discredited? If it is, with what facts besides the bare facts reported by the Committee? In the face of the foregoing, can ASUU National Executive prohibit anyone from recognizing and properly addressing the Professor by his title of appointment?