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| Nigerian Youth Corps Members |
One of the greatest lessons
history has ever taught us is that two of the factors that define the progress
of any society are its youths, its viable educational structure, coupled with
its ability to harnesses the two together for certain developmental targets. Looking
around from the nook to the cranny of the country, as a patriotic Nigerian, it’s
often painful when you see your country being lackadaisical towards what will
thrive its developmental prospects. The consequence of this ‘i-don’t-care’
attitude may be said to be what describes where and what we are –a nation
languishing in the illusion of past glory and clearly bereft of agenda of
modern development.
Agreed or not, the fact is incontrovertible
that when a nation, either by design (of ignorance) or default, configures its education
and its youths at the lesser end in the national scale of preferences, such
nation is digging its grave gradually. And for Nigeria, from the vision-bereft
dimension it manages its teeming legion of youths and its meager management of
education system, it can be concluded that, unknowingly it’s hitching towards
the brink of what seems to be a perennial ill-luck. This is what we don't pray
for. But if care is not taken many Nigeria’s best brains will leave en mass,
searching for flora and fauna and in pursuit of their personal survival and
academic goals oversea, where they can easily explore their world better. Worst
for Nigeria they will go ahead to forget home -a colossal loss for a nation of
great brains.
Youths and education, as being
often preached are the bedrock of national development. And for any nation that
has set the dreams of greater objectives for itself it must start building its Jerusalem
by exploring the plethora of unlocked opportunities in its youths. This by providing
a conducive ground of academic excellence for them and ensure their future is
totally secured. This is what America did and still doing; this is what most of
the European giants do. Singapore, close to two decades was in the same murky
pool of ill-luck- a third world nation like Nigeria in dire need of positive
fundamental changes in their both economic and political streamline. Today
Singapore remains one of the respected Asian Tigers.
