2011 Elections- No Respect For Our Education Sector?

[Nigeria Scholar]

By Chris Ochayi

ABUJA - To ensure the
success of the
forthcoming voters'
registration exercise,
the Federal Government
has announced the
shifting of resumption
date for all public and
private primary and
secondary schools in
the country to January
30, 2011.
Minister of State for
Education, Mr Kenneth
Gbagi who disclosed this
while speaking with
journalists in Abuja, said
only SS III students
who are preparing for
their final examination
are exempted.
He said the new
development was
prompted by a letter
written by the
Independent National
Electoral Commission,
INEC, to the ministry,
requesting for shifting
of resumption date for
schools for the second
term to enable them
use their premises as
centres for the
nationwide registration
exercise.
Gbagi while describing
the voters' registration
as the most sensitive
period in a democratic
process, said no price
was too much in the
nation's quest to
conduct credible,
transparent, free and
fair elections.
He added that the
yearning of every
Nigerians, adult, youth
and children is for the
nation to elect credible
leaders during the
elections and this is the
most crucial stage of
the elections.
"It is a national call for
the growth and
development of the
country and I am sure
the compliance will be
total," he said.
Source: http://nigeriauniversitiesupdates.blogspot.com

[embassy4uall]

chai! Na wa 4Nigeria oo!

[francisco]

Nothng is wrng with d educational sector.That d sec.sch nd prim.sch are 2 suspend work tl d 30th of Jan is nt a waterloo 4 dm 2 achieve their Goal.Any intelligent scholar wud stl make it provided dat d prsn is nt totaly deprivd educatn. Just in d words of Gbagi'no price is 2o much in d quest 4 a free nd fair electn'

[Nigeria Scholar]

Francisco, get the point. This is a total abuse of power. A total abuse on the right of a Nigerian child to go to school. This is a pour sign of underdevelopment and uncivilizasion. Such a thing can never happen in a country where TRUE DEMOCRACY is being practised. So now tell me; what do you expect this innocent students to do durring this break? Haven't they stay at home enough? What about those Nigerian students in the streets, who are keen to learn? Don't you know that the more we allow these children to stay at home, the more they are exposed to various evil stuffs and thereby consistuting moral breakdown. You see, what the school does is, it engages this students; make them occupied with academic works. Have you ever imagined what would these students be doing at home for the next few weeks? Do you mean that there are no other alternatives? Where have INEC being use for their registrations for their past elections? What is it about this 2011 election that we have to use it to affect these innocent students? These are some questions that INEC and the Minister of education have to anwser. The truth is bitter, but it must be told. Our leaders have failed us; Including those at Government's offices. We need change. We need to be reborned. We need a baptism of change. We need leaders that truelly understand the meaning of DEMOCRACY and FREEDOM. See my fellow forumites, i'm not happy atall. This stuff is making me really mad. Please, do have a blissful week. CHINYXBOY SPEAKING!

[francisco]

What is it about this
2011 election that we have to
use it to affect these innocent
students?I agree with u Chynx bt hs it occurd 2 u dat d eductnal system dat is fallng is as a mismanagemnt of fund.If good leadrs are electd 2day thn a bettr pavemnt is being made 4 d studnt u so much care about.They hv 2 sacrifice a bit so as 2 get sth tangible.

[ugocindy]

Wow! Were do i sit nw?... Yeah on d fence.. Bt i don't tink children ar supposed 2 b involved in dis at al in any way. Bt fransico, 1 tin u hav 2 knw is dat dis is nt d elections, its jst d voters' registration dat dey're talkin abt

[Nigeria Scholar]

@ francisco, i'm sorry to say that i laughted when i read your comment. Brother, we are in Nigeria, but not as Nigerians. I know you might be wondering why i said so. I want that to be a puzzle to you. We are leaving in a currupt country. A country were corruption is the norm of our lifes. I witnessed the Delta state rerun election. I leave in Delta. Believe me or not, the election is a close replica of the other currupted elections. It was an election were our fundamental human right to vote and be voted for was abused. I cann't tell you all about the election, but if you are interested to know more, i believe you know what to do. Now let me give an answer to your question. Listen carefully, a true, good and democratic leader can only be elected in a free and fair election. We all know that our electoral system is corrupt and you donn't expect such a system to produce a genuine and true leader. Don't get me wrong, the leaders may have good intentions toward nation building, but the system will inflence them by polluting their thoughts and plans for the people. We are all praying for change. You can start the change in your own little way. You can start with your family and friends. You see, to initiate a change you must be willing to change the mentallity of the people you wish to affect with the change. Nigeria need a revolutional flow of change. I pray that God should help us by providing a true leader for us. CHINYXBOY COMMUNICATING!

[saint]

To me dis action is absurd, shifting schools restmption date is not in any way d solution 2 d electoral problem in dis country.
Weder dey conduct election or not, Ebele wil b d presidnt and PDP Govnrship candid8s wil emerg in PDP state. There is no point disturbin d education sector.
May God save Nigeria.

[francisco]

@CHYNYX.YA I GOT UR POINT BT I STL MAINTAIN THAT THESE FEW DAYS DEPRIVED OUR PRI. ND SEC.SCH. STUDENTS WOULD NT IN ANYWAY AFFECT THEM NEGATIVLY.THE FACT THAT INEC ASKED THEM TO STAY BEHIND IS NEVER IN ANY WAY A CALLOUS DECISION.PLS LET'S UNDERSTAND THIS.

[embassy4uall]

just passing!

[francisco]

enter ma house na @embassy

[ejibond]

@fransis
u say all this bcos u are alredy through wit ur sec schooling, if not, u will have understood wht it means to be denied d right to be in skool for one full month...do u think to cover a term syllabus is an easy tasks? u were once a sec skool stdnt,u shud understnd wht am talking abt...

[francisco]

@EJIBOND.TOTALLY DISAGREE WIT U.THE STUDNTS RIGHTS U ARE CLAIMNG THAT IS BEING ABUSED IS TOTALLY NT TRUE.ARE U AWARE THAT IN A TERM WE HV 14ACADEMIC WEEKS.NOW OUT OF THAT,2 ARE TAKN AWAY 4 THE GUD OF THEM, U ND I.TO A GOOD STUDNT,THAT WUD B A CHALLENGE ND RATHER A DRAWBACK.IT'S TRUE THAT IT'S NT EASY TO FINISH THE SYLLABUS BT U WUD AGREE WIT ME THAT EVN IF D THEY ARE ALLNWD A FULL TERM,THE LEFT OVER TOPICS WUD STL B THERE.PLS LT'S NT SAY THAT THEY ARE BEING DEPRIVED THEIR FHR.THAT II THE LITTLE CONTRIBUTION THEY HV TO MAKE.

[Nigeria Scholar]

@ francisco, let me reason in your direction. Brother, i do get your point. And believe me, i have full understanding of what you are saying. Despite your reasonable facts and conclusions, i still stand that this break has a negative effect on the students. I don't wish to go into more arguement with you or anybody here. Every forumite is totally left to his or her own oppinion, cos that is one of the fundamental/basic rules of this forum. You have made your point and we expect others to still air their own views on this matter. Happy academic week. CHINYXBOY SPEAKING!

[machina]

imagine registration going on & 'bomb' explosions occuring..... who will be the victim.    shifting the resumption date is not in any way a good measure.    but you guys have to consider the state of our country. insecurity & bomb   explosion is our latest achievement. 

[ugocindy]

Nawa o! Dough alot of children ar enjoyin d breaks lyk my siblings bt dey'll neva knw wat dey've missed til dey resume.. D oda registrations done durin obasanjo/atiku nd yardua's regime neva involved students nd dia skul compounds in any way o

[francisco]

@UGOCINDY.YOUR SIBLINGS NEVER MISSED ANY THING.UNLESS THEY ARE SCHOOL DROPOUTS WHICH THEY ARE NOT AND WOULD NEVER BE.THEY STILL HAVE THE REMAINING WEEKS TO LEARN AND MIND U THIS IS AN ALL ROUND AFFAIR
I AM NOT A POLITICIAN OR HAS ONE THERE.WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS THE FACT.

[ejibond]

@francis
no matter how hard u argue this,the fact still remains that what inec & other governmental bodies responsible for the shiftin of both primary & secondary skool resumption date,is capitally WRONG..this is not the first election that is being held in Nigeria,why shud this particular one b differnt.

[ucheogini]

hmmnn..... Una wel done ooo
a na ma ekele unu.

[francisco]

I BOW IN............TO TEL U DAT I WASNT ARGUING.ARGUING IS FOR THE NOVICE AND THE UNINFORMED.CHECK UR SELF.