It is quite unfortunate that good work is rewarded with evil in the Nigerian context. I remember vividly well that about fifteen years ago, the standard of education in this country was at the very verge of collapsing. Cultism, sexual molestation, exam malpractice, buying of grades for money and or sex, riots of all kinds, consistent strikes etc, were gradually canonized and celebrated in almost all the tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It was at a time like this that Madonna came (for me) as God sent to liberate the educational sector of this country. For over ten years now every well meaning citizen of this country will accept this simple fact that the institution has really turn things around for good. It is a well known fact that the school is dominated by children of lecturers from other Universities and this goes a long well to tell you that there is something in Madonna which one cannot find in other Universities in this country. Finally even if there is something wrong about a system and one wishes to point out, it is never a justified reason why one should go exaggerating. The picture presented here has nothing to do with Madonna and this can be verified by any one that cares.

When I read this post I was wandering whether there is another University that goes by the name Madonna. I graduated from that school about three years ago and I am presently doing my PhD research overseas. While in Madonna, the policy of the institution concerning corruption was very clear. Dubious lecturers who tried to introduce into the institution corrupt practices that are canonized in most of the universities in the country were dealt with decisively. There is also an open and personal relationship between the students and all the key functionaries in the University. In this way, students have every opportunity of reporting any kind of abuse against them. Therefore, any student who allowed him or herself to be abused for whatever reason should not blame it on the management. What is reported here cannot be true of the Madonna University I graduated from. My younger ones are still there and they are still talking good of the institution. Coming to the issue of comPitent staff Madonna is by far better than most of the government owned Universities