Benedicta Daudu, a member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Advisory
Committee against Corruption, who is embroiled in an examination
malpractice scandal, has resigned from the committee after a PREMIUM
TIMES’ exclusive story.
In a text message to this newspaper on
Saturday, the executive secretary of the committee, Bolaji Owasanoye,
said the committee discussed the allegation against Mrs. Daudu, and she
“voluntarily” stepped down from the committee until the matter is
officially dealt with by the authorities of the University of Jos.
“The
Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption has discussed the
allegations against Dr Benedicta Daudu based on information in the
public domain and Dr Benedicta Daudu has voluntarily stepped down from
the committee until the matter is officially concluded by the
university,” he wrote.
PREMIUM TIMES had reported on Saturday how
Mrs. Daudu, an associate professor of law and head of the Department of
Jurisprudence and International Law of the Faculty of Law in University
of Jos (UNIJOS), was allegedly caught cheating while writing an
examination for a Master’s degree in Research and Public Policy in the
Faculty of Social Sciences of the same university.
The associate professor who has a Masters in Law, was working towards another master in Research and Public Policy.
The
department accused her of sneaking in prepared answers, also referred
to as “chokes” by students, during the examination for the Global
Context in Public Policy course.
Sources said the matter was
subsequently reported to the university’s examination committee but some
students and faculty claimed there were attempts at cover ups by the
university authorities.