The governor, who was guest lecturer at the 2013 convocation ceremony of Benson Idahosa University, in his paper titled, “Education and National Development,” said instances of corrupt practices abound, yet no one was being held answerable.
Represented by the Secretary to the Edo State Government, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, the governor said, “If with a leadership from the South-South, we have not made appreciable progress on the conditions of the Niger Delta, the East-West Road and the coastal railway, let us continue to hope, because we are used to hoping; the elasticity of hope in Nigeria is limitless.
“Nigerians spend over N80bn annually on medical tourism and treatment overseas just as we put our kids in foreign and African universities and this is with over N2tn lost to the fuel subsidy cartel, not to mention how much is lost annually to oil thieves.
“The list of imperfections, failures, problems and contradictions can go on and on. The important issue today is how we can relate these issues to the importance of education and therefore national development. Things go bad and no one is caught.
“Our idea of development revolves round interest and exchange rates, import-export ratios, GNP per capita, even GDP and foreign reserves. These may show that growth and maybe accumulation are occurring; they do not show that development, which is people-focused, people-based and people-driven, is occurring.
“Major companies like Unilever and Dunlop are closing down, setting up shop in Ghana and throwing thousands of families into unemployment, hunger and social pressures.
Bemoaning the state of education in Nigeria, the governor said, “When education takes citizens in the opposite direction of these values then it becomes dangerous to societal development. In fact, an educational system that produces election riggers, intimidators, looters of the treasury, bad drivers, disregard for communal values, lazy public servants, kidnappers, inefficient and ineffective workers, political opportunists, thugs, and bad politicians that visit pain on the people and contaminate and undermine institutions of society cannot be regarded as positive education.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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There is a little ray of light at the end of the tunnel, with the example of Edo state where people like the present SSG saw the good job and good intentions of the governor and decided to jump ship and help in contributing their own quota to make the state a better place for the citizens.
ReplyDeleteCorruption is everywhere in Nigeria. The reason why many key people are not held to account is because they are the leaders with power and control. A poor unemployed person or villager cannot hold a powerful politician to account. The powerful leaders can afford to bribe the Police. Poor innocent Nigerians are arrested and locked in Police cell without trial. Therefore, who will arrest the real criminals?
ReplyDeleteWe have a major problem of corruption in Nigeria. This is the cause of all the other problems in the country. Corruption leads to a lot of other problems like bad road, no electricity, kidnapping, stealing, etc. In fact, many children born in Nigeria in the last 20 years have not known any time without corruption. These children were born into corruption and educated in corrupt environment.
The first solution is to remove PDP from power as they are not providing any leadership. The second is to establish War Against Indiscipline in every aspects of community life. Use technology to register every citizen and residents with a unique number to help identification of people and reduce crime. The government should provide support to the community people, especially people in need e.g. pregnant women, youths, the elderly, children, disabled and poor adult.
Kubi Ben:Ecclesiastes 4:1 NKJV
ReplyDeleteThen I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: And look! The tears of the oppressed, But they have no comforter— On the side of their oppressors there is power, But they have no comforter.
It is an abomination for kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness.
I have not come to preach to anyone because am not a preacher and am not even aspiring to become one.
Despite all the prayers and the preachings that is going on at our churches every Sundays and weekly days, atrocities have become our Bishops, General overseas and imam's at our worship centers and that brought me to ask the same question as did by Sunny Okosie in 1986 when he released his hit Album (Which way Nigeria? ) when one speak about the evil that our leaders are commuting on daily basis if the ethnic fools did not counter ur critics the church people who are cowards and blind will tell you to go and pray for our leaders and I ask again, how can we be praying for our wicked leaders with an empty stomach when they are exercising their wickedness in abundance? if u are in their shoes will ever think of change knowing that that will bring an end to the opportunities that u have? .
Insanity they say, is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results, how can we continue to pray for these guys haven seen what they are doing which is wasting our resources, no accountability and when they come out at network news they acknowledge that their is corruption in the system with so many corrupt officials, ask them Who are those corrupt people? they don't know, maybe because i dont have any of my family members in government or politics that's why am saying all this as some people may view it but the if I be a child of God, I should be able to stand for what is right irrespective of the one who is commuting the crime.
Its time and we have grown wiser and we have found out that it is the same people who are helping us to track down the corrupt people are corruption themselves and we can't hide our shame and be praying for God to help us, its just a waste of time and energy, we need to forget who we are and what we are doing and match out for a revolution now its the time enough is enough.
The person has mentioned a lot of factors that could be done to help Nigeria as a whole.
ReplyDeleteBut I will also like to draw our attension to fuel pump price reduction to the original price, this will drastically bring down hardship amonst the people, electronic registration is really the best thing that should happen in Nigeria, a successful one indid. Finally, an effective and tough law to take care of public officers excesses and embezelment.
Anon 11.36 am,u have spoken well,if we can implement ur suggestions our dear country will be better off,we can lauch a campaign for them via technology,what do u think?
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