Prof. Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), says the commission will henceforth ensure effective regulation of universities, to forestall any breakdown of the system.
Okojie made the pledge on Monday in Abuja at the opening of an exhibition as part of activities to mark the 50+1 anniversary celebrations of the NUC.
“We keep talking about the university system’s failure. “It is a grand design to keep us low and down and NUC will not let that happen.
“From now on it is going to be effective regulation,” he said.
The Executive Secretary also noted that without the NUC, there would not be a proper university setting.
He said NUC was doing fine in spite of the very difficult circumstances it was in, adding that the commission was more than determined now to surmount all challenges hampering the running of an effective system.
According to Okojie, NUC at 51 is a success story and only those who cannot recognise milestones in their lives have problems.
“We started with only six departments, now we have 11, this is a reflection of the needs of the moment,” he said.
The planned celebration of NUC at 50 in 2012 was put on hold because of the death of five management staff of the commission in the ill-fated Dana plane crash in June.
