My profound sympathy and graces are with the
families currently being quarantine or have suffer
loss owing to the outbreak of the dreaded tetrahedra
disease - EBOLA.
There is however a few lessons we as a nation can
draw from this outbreak: The following heart
searching questions will aid this discuss:

1. Where are our erudite professors of virology,
epidemics, pharmacologist, biotechnologist etc. on
developing a cure for the disease. Or are they only
'certificate best ' and not practical or 'evidence
best'. What of our 'Almighty' medical doctors have
they suddenly become docile?

2. Where are all the 'best' universities this country
has or are they only best in ranking by several
spurious bodies with questionable criteria of
ranking? I thought universities use to be the centre
of research where the problems of the society are
solved?

The Ebola situation has made certain profound
statements on our Educational policy as a
developing nation. This statements are summarized
thus:

1. Our education is certificate driven and not
content

2. The aim of having ivory towers have been
defected in the Nigerian setting.

3. Our research institutions are just symbols
lacking in its core functions.

4. our educational elites and policy makers have
failed us in not insisting on academic thoroughness
and depth in of ivory towers.


While I join all Nigerians to pray for a speedy
solution to this outbreak, I'm making a clarion call
that this country rises it to the occasion an stop
living in self delusion.