OUR INSTITUTIONS; THE SUPPOSED EPITOME OF LEARNING

In the 1960s, there emerged an indigenous University out of the heart of an ancient town in the southeast. One born out of a great zeal to pitch man back to his dignity; It’s a ground where notable calibers have emerged. Men that have broken ground in the issues of research, technology advancement, and medical breakthrough.

This prestigious academia wouldn’t have being if not for the different caliber of people she is housing. Ranging from tough and strict lecturers who wouldn’t mind restoring the dignity by force, down to students who had no problem spending 40 percent of their stay in night class; as for the night crashers I can volunteer my bed. My spiritual brethren aren’t left out; those who live the triangle-life, from class to church, from church to the hostel. As for those who got no other business except their books, first class will not elude you.

Nevertheless, as for those whose primary purpose is to check out for new, clean and sharp babes around the campus, over stay is allowed. The cultist, ogboni men, witches and wizards, night-crawlers are not left out, there are all part of this citadel of learning.

Thank God for the level Nigeria has gotten to. It’s all the brilliant effort of those who have gone ahead of us. But it’s so unfortunate that in this part of the world, we exist in a sphere where everyone clamors for the certificate other than human resource. For this reason, people bend laid down rules to acquire it; only to get to the labour market with little or no knowledge of a simple job description.

If there be anything that is important, it is just good grades, no matter how it’s gotten. “Get good grades so you could get a good job”. I wonder where the jobs are. Already, thousands of graduates turned into the system yearly are hovering unemployed in the society and causing unrest to its citizenry.

Don’t misunderstand me, good grades are good. Hard work is necessary; in fact the primary purpose of a student is to study. Paul admonished Timothy, study to show your-self approved…. But these days, emphasis and importance placed on a paper certificate is just appalling.

In our University system today, skill acquisitions are hardly encouraged, participation in student’s politics is being spoken against, and the Nigeria University Games Association is gradually losing its meaning. It is no longer what you can do, what are your interests, what are your dreams, but rather it’s all about the certificate.

How can we then combat the fierce dreading unemployment ravaging our society, when everyone hopes to be employed? Only few have the entrepreneurial spirit. Thank God for the recent introduction of Entrepreneurial courses in the system, but if we be sincere with ourselves, there aren’t taught the right way it’s supposed. Don’t even talk about the engineering field because a typical mechanical engineering graduate might not have seen a lathe machine.

It might be good copying from the advanced world, but we aren’t just copying well. Moreover, it’s not everything that worked in their system will ever work for us. Because a plant that flourished in the mangrove might never do well in the savannahs.
Education and skills might guarantee a good life but certificate can never. It saddens me to know that certificate have taken the place of education and skills. How can we then combat the current economic situation facing the country, one that has never being before?

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Education and skills might guarantee a good life but certificate can never. It saddens me to know that certificate have taken the place of education and skills. How can we then combat the current economic situation facing the country, one that has never being before