Diary Of A Nigerian

I followed a thread on Twitter last night. It was a chat on Teachers and Classroom by Esan Olasumbo. It provoked me to stay awake for several hours into the night. I just couldn't go to bed. I sat at my table and buried my head in deep meditations and writings.

The state of education in Nigeria is really a cause for concern. The government has repeatedly told us that we are on our own, but we cannot fold our arms and just watch things to continue this way. I know a lot of people are making efforts to make things better. I know of Slum2School project, Teach For Nigeria, Future Begins Now, Sera Schools Initiative. They are trying to make things better in different ways.

I went on YouTube and saw a video by Dr. Ezekwesili's foundation. The video reminds me of a map I saw yesterday in church. The map showed the population of all African countries and some other data. Apart from the fact that Nigeria has the highest population in Africa, I discovered that Nigeria's population comfortably doubles the population of any other country. Nigerians are truly many!

Could this be the reason for the dismal condition of our education? Can we say that our high population is a curse? According to the video by Dr. Ezekwesili's foundation, by 2020, Nigeria would have produced a high number of highly trained and motivated criminals. If you doubt this, just try to count the number of young men in your area that are out of school and into full time thuggery. We call them 'area boys'.

To encourage myself, in spite of my draining battery, I played TY Bello's The Future. Somehow, the song made me to see that our high population is a blessing. You and I must see ourselves as instruments of peace. The only reason why this gloomy scene will continue is if we choose not take the destiny of this nation into our hands. For me, I can no longer be passive about this matter.

Like TY Bello said,

We are the future
We are the dream
We are the nation
We are part of this

I am the future
I am the dream
I am the nation
I am part of this

The Future Is Here!
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Diary Of A Nigerian
27-02-'18
1:28am

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