My country and Her Future

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Oludiran Olusola.

Nigeria without doubt is the most populated country in Africa continent with fastest growing economy,  the home land of many powerful and influential people in the continent,  the country flowing with honey and milk,  blessed with enough mineral resources to cater for herself and some neighbouring countries without any fisticuffs as everything is endowed with the great nation.

This is the country by which her independence was selflessly fought for by the heroes in the past in order to have an attractive generation to succeed them. Arguably, the country has rewritten lots of history in this age different from the legacy passed by the pioneer father's of the country especially when judging the current state of Nigerian children's education in  this 21st century in the country , a lots of unexpected mishaps have befallen the educational sector which are affecting the children due to  primitive and babaric mentality with high negligence of duty in the country.

According to UNICEF, the population of children under 15 years of age in  Nigeria is estimated to 45 percent , what a huge and promising population which precipitate a greater hope for the country , obviously this is a country that should be highly expectant of greater things to come in the subsequent years ahead .  Although it should be noted that greater things attract responsibility, but it is quite unfortunate that Nigeria government seems to be irresponsible towards what it is saddled with .

In the same vein, it is highly sardonic that one of the most derailing sectors in Nigeria is the education sector that encompasses the children, it is obvious that Nigeria education is underfunded right from the primary schools to higher institutions this is because Nigeria has never followed the status quo and modality of education according to the United Nations that 26 percent of each country's budget should be allocated to education, this has been a fairytale tale in Nigeria which seems not to be achievable due to greed and selfishness of the 'big guys' at the expense of of the small guys, and that's why the education has turned to mirage in the country.

Moreover,  it is unveiled by UNICEF that about 4.7 million of Nigerian children are still not in primary the school yet, while the larger percentage of them are from the northern part of the country, no doubt,  these children cannot go to school because of poverty, lack of awareness while some due to the state of ignoramus they are,  however the change to that would have surfaced if the Government had been more responsible in the area where they are needed especially by properly funding the education, right from making salary of the teachers attractive in order to encourage them,  building of good and more schools especially to the rural areas for the children who do not have any access to urban life, building of more hostels to the higher institutions for convenient learning.

Contrary to this, there is no doubt the future of this country is at stake,  according to Nelson Mandela in his words which says " Education is the most powerful weapon which we can use to change the world" I want to believe if this country is going to change for better,  it will not be in any political party slogan,  it will in the government swiftness to upgrading of education sector,  children's education should be seriously catered for, government should curb child trafficking and Child Abuse, the 'every child must go to school' law should be seriously enforced , Education should be for all not for somei

I conclude with the word of John F. Kennedy, which says "A child miseducated is a child lost." therefore education is the right of all not a privilege"

Happy Children's Day !!!

Oludiran Olusola(Cyrus) is a campus journalists in Obafemi Awolowo University





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