MMTU Dean Links Lack of Spiritual Grounding to Professional Corruption

MMTU Dean Links Lack of Spiritual Grounding to Professional Corruption

Dr. Ibrahim Salieu Kamara, Dean of the Faculty of Education at Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU) and Chief Imam of Jamieu Jalil, has warned that a lack of spiritual grounding in education is driving ethical decline among professionals and political leaders.

Speaking on Rise Radio, Dr. Kamara argued that modern education overemphasizes intellectual output at the expense of moral character.

“If God is not inside, it’s just improving the animals’ talents,”

Dr. Kamara said, contending that faith provides the necessary ethical foundation to distinguish right from wrong.

He offered a blunt, personal assessment of leadership and legal standards:

“That’s why we have our lawyers, 80% are crooks, and our politicians 50% are bad.”

Beyond professional ethics, Dr. Kamara criticized a growing culture of superficiality among university students, observing that many view higher education as a tool for social media recognition rather than rigorous personal and academic development.

He concluded that academic training and moral formation must complement each other to build responsible leadership and prevent knowledge from being misused.