Editor’s note: Senator Dino Melaye was cleared by the Senate after weeks over being involved in a scandal concerning his academic qualification. In this opinion by Azu Ishiekwene, he points out that the Melaye case is an eye-opener there is a lot of problem with the Nigerian system as Ahmadu Bello University has a lot to deal with. We are in trouble We’re in trouble, but that’s not the worst part. The real tragedy is that we don’t know that we don’t know. It took one week and a Senate summons for the Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Professor Ibrahim Garba, to say that Senator Dino Melaye graduated from ABU. And even then, his testimony left more questions than answers. In response to repeated press enquiries, ABU had promised to take a public position on Wednesday. But for reasons that can only damage the school’s reputation, it made a U-turn, saying it would not make any comment until invited to do so by the Senate Ethics Commi...
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