President
Buhari yesterday said the decay in the value system in our society has led to
celebration of some Nigerians with questionable wealth. President Buhari said
this at
the 65th Annual Council Meeting of the West African Examinations
Council (WAEC) in Abuja.
President
Buhari, who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said public
servants and many Nigerians in the private sectors who have questionable wealth
are now being celebrated with alumni recognitions, honourary degrees,
chieftaincy titles and sometimes higher religious titles in the country.
“Today the
attainment of wealth, power or educational influence is the mark of success
which is not necessarily a bad thing except we are no longer concerned with the
process of attaining success. The end it appears today justifies the means
which explains why cheating in exams and fake certificates simply do not
generate the sort of outrage that such conduct would have generated years ago.
Public servants and many in the private sectors who have unexplanable wealth
are celebrated in one form or the other with alumni recognitions, honourary
degrees, chieftaincy titles and even higher religious titles. Often, cheating
is with the collusion of parents and teachers. This only reflects the failure
of values in our larger society.”he said
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