The logical reasons behind a thought provoking intellectual criticism and evenhanded recommendations by many a change-loving Nigerian writer for a meaningful development of our dear country, had been a drive for me as an undergraduate to estrange the muteness in the polity that needs the voice and the pen of the constructive critics and political analysts in the crucial period of another dawn of democratic dispensation where the trumpets of instructions and warning should be held blowing into the ears of the new peddlers of the boats of our political leadership.
Nigeria is our own and we must not fold our hands watching her heading to the way of destruction. It is a common saying that the future of any society depends on the foresights that its leaders have and the precedence laid behind for the people that belong to the future. Today, the current political bourgeoisies in the society who pay little or no attention to the career of the children of the less privileged citizens in the country had bargained for Nigeria’s future. The pupils in the public schools despite, the media hype of the universal basic education still lack the essence of schooling; imagine a form of education system where ignorance and illiteracy is celebrated in our young children who by the unfortunate wishes of their parents land in the classes of public schools.
Whenever, I see those children that compose the junior chamber, I respect their background. I salute the logic behind their reasons, their words creation and the orientation that brought them to the fore. These are Nigerian children who are being nurtured with patriotic spirit and the appreciation of Nigerian values. These young promising leaders stand a good position for our common country tomorrow. They are already treading the path of our great heroes. In a true fact, how many children of the common Nigerian parents are parts of these upcoming creams of the crops? We should remember as will breed the future leaders that we must take the cognizance of equity. Otherwise, the bred ones will rise, the unnurtured ones may forgive but the reality beacons the defiance and liabilities that they seemingly become to ‘the nurtured’, and ‘the society’ which in all facets will cripple the progressive move of the country.
Our public tertiary educational system deserves a glorious return of academic excellence. The system is nothing now but a ‘refuge’ of a created class of citizens whose parents have to drudge every day and night to ascertain their educational break through. This, among other factors, had greatly contributed to the vice and abysses in our social culture. The reading culture is dead and must be revived towards the resurgence of the academic system of our dream. The administration of President Musa Yar’adua should create a learning atmosphere that is well academic and conducive for both the students and the lecturers. If our humble president could reestablish Students Loans Schemes it will encourage the scholarship among the ready Nigerian students who had been denied the right to education.
The idea of establishing more than a "Youth Care Center" in every political ward is a very good step to build good future for our tomorrow. All lovers of a cultured and crime-free society should embrace the idea. The NOA, National Orientation Agency should also see reasons in it. Let our political office holders, the erstwhile and the hitherto should try to give back to the society part of what society has given to them. They should immortalize their names in the Nigerian history. One of the ways to do this is the establishment of their personal "Youths Care Centre" that will see to the mental and social development of those that will lead Nigeria tomorrow.
The federal, state and local governments should please create a fair play ground for every Nigerian citizen that has good contribution for our social economic and political development. The less-privileged youths should be helped, and encouraged by the government so that they have the sense of belonging in the Nigerian polity.
Thus, the history is set to justify the action of today of every leading man to tell tomorrow when the unprinted memory might have faded away. What do you want people to remember you for when you leave office? This is because, immediately, "a child is born, people get the pen for his record in order to paint him without prejudice when he returns to his source".
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