Inconsistency in Nigerian University Admission: If God Does Not Punish Adamu Adamu, Buhari Won't

Mallam Adamu Adamu's tyranny and lack of coordination did not start when he pulled the darkness over admission process in Nigerian Universities. It actually started few months after his appointment as education minister, when he unlawfully sacked thirteen vice-chancellors the previous administration had supervised their appointments. This was one of the revenge missions of the ministry, to obliterate the mechanisms put in place by the previous administration - which has been baptized as corrupt overtly.

I raise no eyebrow against anti-graft war, especially if it is geared towards purging the already putrefying public systems. But this war must be done within the tenet of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria. So the sacking of thirteen vice-chancellors by the over zealous minister was unusual if the law is read with precision and clear judgement. Yet, even when many associations such as NANS charged against this injustice - to truncate the internal democracy of the governing councils of these institutions of higher learning - Mallam Adamu Adamu was too proud to renege on his dubious action worthy of hanging. Worst still, there was no formal statement from the presidency condemning the action of the minister; a situation which lent substance to the fact that the presidency was in total harmony with the move by the minister. In fact, the mater plan was drafted by the presidency while the minister was only sent as an executioner.

Armed and bloated with the success of his most recent escapade, Mallam Adamu Adamu has again stabbed tertiary institutions hard. This time around, he did not lay onslaught on thirteen or less, rather, he has taken all of them by surprise. Earlier this year, using JAMB and NUC as his agents, Adamu Adamu abruptly announced the end of Post UTME for Universities in the country. Surprisingly, there was no solid plan in place to substitute for the structure which had already been uprooted.

This action of the Minister has raised doubts about his managerial capability, and even to a large extent his claim to the Accountancy Certificate he prides from Ahmadu Bello University. Had he been punctual in class, he would have been taught a lesson or two which border on the importance of Contingency Plan.

Now with the indecision rocking admission process since the need of fresh students came up - from the firm decision that JAMB would henceforth offer admission based on some ridiculous benchmarks to the shameful fall of that plan - Nigerian Universities have been swaying here and there like a ball on a wavy sea. Some of these institutions (for the sake of their academic calendars)  have even commenced new session despite the fact that fresh year students are no where to be found.

With all this mess stuck around the honorable minister, the presidency is silent again. It is very obvious that he would go free and spotless a second time.