Bayelsa: Controversy Over Alamieyeseigha's Ph.D. Story about a Nigerian state governor who started graduate program at University of Northern Washington in August 2001 and received his Ph.D. in February 2002.
This is actually a hilarious story. Recommended. Here's a snippet: ... However the Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Affairs, Chief l.K.O. Okorotie told THISDAY in a chat in Yenagoa that the governor's crave for higher qualifications goes a long way to prove his commitment and zeal in meeting the educational needs of the people of the state since he mounted the saddle of leadership nearly three years ago In his words "it takes only a man who loves knowledge to go to school It is only a man who cherish the benefits of education to provide the environment and the requisite infrastructural facilities for his people. The best development that you can give to a man is a sound education An educated man is an asset till he dies". ...
