Nigeria’s next president should ’ve good education, bold vision –Mimiko, former AAUA VC

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A professor of Political Science, Oluwafemi Mimiko, shares his views with BOLA BAMIGBOLA on the leadership that Nigeria needs in 2023, the Electoral Act and other issues

on the leadership that Nigeria needs in 2023, the Electoral Act and other issuessomewhat rare for academics, who have served as vice-chancellors to return to the classroom; having occupied such an exalted office, what motivated you to go back to teaching?

It was the most impressive event put together by students that I witnessed on any campus. The students were there in their thousands. It was such a huge carnival, with a lot of drumming, dancing and cultural parades – a real celebration, as it were. And the testimonies came in torrents. It was such an emotional time. It was where they formally pronounced me as ‘The Architect of Modern AAUA’. For me, the event was more than mere symbolism.

People complain about the quality of graduates of Nigerian universities as compared to those trained abroad. Having been an administrator and a teacher, do you think the issue is exaggerated? You need to see how bad things have degenerated in Nigerian universities to understand what ASUU is talking about. I don’t know if there are still many universities in this country today, for instance, that can still afford to buy daily newspapers for their libraries, not to talk of academic journals. What professors are paid as salaries is a disgrace to the nation. That’s why foreign academics no longer find our universities attractive.

 

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Is Osinbanjo not well educated? What did we get from his wealth of education?

He should be grounded in economics

He has been silent on his immediate brother who has been prostituting from one party to another.

Infact He should be a professor in education.

True talk

I don't understand all this good education people are emphasising. The majority of our ministers are not well educated? The same school mentality will still be used to rub Nigerians' blessing, Nigeria's President has to be brilliant and has abilities to solve problems.

Track record of achievements in community development too

Unlike to this, disgracing us,poor pronouncing of word, and lack of administration,

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