"Whatever you do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."-Goethe.
Corruption in Nigeria is widespread. We know government officials ignore the need of the people and are only interested in their well-being. But how can we chip away at corruption? We should have concrete discussions on how to eradicate corruption. However, chipping away at corruption involves stepping on the foot of those currently in power. One area of government where fewer foot will be stepped upon and enormous progress and change can be made is education.
Improving education in Nigeria is paramount. Nigerians are one of the smartest and hard-working people in the world. Why do we suffer under the chains that our leaders have placed us in? Those chains of corruption will never define us. Education is the gateway that will bring Nigeria closer to achieving its dream to finally become the giant of Africa. For example, an educated population is one that can create jobs--jobs that can revitalize and diversify a failing economy. Properly educated students can become entrepreneurs in their area of study and not dependent on government jobs. The students can become leaders in any industry here in Nigeria or abroad. Educated students make better leaders and the number of better leaders we have in government, the better Nigeria will be. Many more reasons abound for the importance of education to Nigeria and what we need are solutions to fix the Nigerian education system and not a regurgitation of the problems we have.
It is my dream to change the Nigerian education system and this blog is one step. Any changes suggested is a starting point for necessary discussion. I want to read and hear what you think. Feel free to comment on everything. What steps can students, officials, and government take. The more we can talk about solutions, the closer we are to implementing it.
Just believe in the power of dreams.
It's always a pleasure to read from people who share the same interests with me, i.e. education in Nigeria. So, I will definitely follow along.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I don't think Nigeria lacks solutions to her problems. Our primary school exercise books (if you can still find them) are full of solutions that have still not been implemented. We know the solutions. Implementation seems to be the problem. Who wants to stick their neck out for Nigeria, which has been called a "failed state"?
I believe life is in stages and seasons. Nigeria's "night season" is not yet over, but implementing the solutions we already know will shorten that season.
Looking forward to more from this blog.
ReplyDeleteEven if educating our students will help empower Nigeria, how do we go about doing this. Teachers dedicated to this cause are needed in order to teach this future leaders what the past generations failed to do. Which one of us, is ready to stand above all and implement the focus we really need on education. Especially with a government that fails to recognize this, are there really selfless people who are ready to put themselves out for this?
It most certainly has to start with activism. We are definitely capable of doing so as the fuel subsidy revolts have shown. When the government sees that the people are serious, then they will at least take notice. But who will join the cause to begin with? As there can be so many repercussions to follow.
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