The FNM Action Group has called for COB president Dr. Rodney Smith to be replaced following his admission of plagiarism.
In a statement released yesterday, the group said government should use the summer months to find a suitable replacement to head the college in September.
The group said Dr. Smith “certainly cannot be allowed to continue as a model of honesty and academic excellence for Bahamian students.”
The group also reiterated their inital objections to the appointment of Dr. Smith and declared that “the chickens have come home to roost”.
The group said it had sought out COB’s chairman Franklyn Wilson, more than a year ago to advise him that Dr. Smith was not suitable for the position of president of the college.
“This is the same man that Frankie Wilson was so adamant about who should lead COB to university status,” the statement said.
It also said that Dr. Smith is being paid double the salary of former president Dr. Leon Higgs. Also, the current president receives perks and benefits which no other president has ever received.
Source: John Marquis, The Tribune
