The lawmakers are forcing the vice-chancellors of about 60 federal universities to pay N8 million each to approve their allocations in the 2025 budgets.
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Using an elaborate and complex system created by the lawmakers, 60 federal university vice-chancellors are required to pay N8 million each . The source revealed that the lawmakers criticised the vice-chancellors for not cooperating, unlike other institutions that comply without resistance. At one point, the tone of the meeting became more threatening. Sources at the meeting said the committee members “cajoled, threatened, and even humiliated” some vice-chancellors.
PREMIUM TIMES contacted the ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare, by phone to react to the insinuation of compromise against the anti-graft agency. He laughed off the claim that the ICPC had paid money to any committee. Many vice-chancellors appear more reluctant this time, with several sources expressing concerns about the lawmakers’ unending demands for money. In some instances, the vice-chancellors have had to contend with multiple standing committees of the Senate and the House and several ad hoc committees.
“It is unclear what Mr Gusau has done to incur the lawmakers’ wrath, but it seems he has refused to comply with their demands. Perhaps he has rejected previous requests from the lawmakers, as they are always demanding money,” a source, who requested anonymity, said. When PREMIUM TIMES contacted Mr Fulata, the chairman of the House Committee on University Education, he did not return calls or messages seeking his comments on the allegations.Amidst the ongoing demands for bribes, Nigerian universities are struggling with chronic underfunding by the government.
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