Education is the only sector that will develop every other sector, yet, it is the most neglected. Our doctors are trained in schools, our engineers, leaders, lawyers, teachers, priests etc. were all trained in schools. The abuse of education in Nigeria explains the decay in every other sector. We have rich curriculum but lack qualified teachers and lecturers to interpret them, just as we have rich laws for governance but our leaders cannot abide by it. We are very good with theories that are never put into practice. So many teachers cannot defend their certificates. The major problem is the influx of unqualified teachers/lecturers, with no passion for teaching, into the teaching profession because their desired jobs are not available, which is a big threat to education. This factor is not limited to teaching profession; The influx of greedy leaders that lack the passion and skill to lead has opened the doors for quacks to get into every sector. Recently, Kaduna State governor sacked 21,780 teachers who failed primary four exams. This is ridiculous! But come to think of it, if a leadership test is set for our leaders, how many of them will pass the test? Your guess is as good as mine. The question now is: which school graduated these teachers? Which lecturers taught and certified them as teachers? Sacking of teachers is not the solution because teachers do not exist by themselves. There are educational bodies that regulate the activities of teachers and lecturers, and there are people responsible for recruiting teachers. Who are the people that make up this group? Are they all resistant to the infectious disease? What is the guarantee that the sacked teachers will not be replaced with another version of quack teachers? We need to go back to the drawing board for solution. Meanwhile, the death of the Commissioner for Education, Kaduna State just few days after the mass sack of teachers is something to worry about.

https://idealolive..com/2017/11/wanted-teachers-lecturers-and-leaders.html

This is way beyond Kaduna. The North as a whole needs to rethink the educational system. I just think most gov't don't take education serious as it ought to be. Kaduna state Gov't should take the bull by the horn and recruit competent teachers. The rest should be class assistants or should go back to school.

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This is common in the North. Majority of the northerners don't believe in education and are begged or forced to go to school. Those who manage to enroll in schools graduate with unmerited results. So why will they not infiltrate the school system with quacks?