MAKE THE MAN LIVE (1)

There is a popular statement that if you want to hide anything from an African put it in a book. This statement has overtime proven to be true. Africans detest the quest for knowledge. We have refuse to invest in knowledge. We have refuse to adapt to reading culture and imbibe a strong reading habit. No wonder the man in us is dead. The man died when our leaders refused to pay more emphasis on our educational budget by not meeting the required MDG percentage on education. The man died when our university system started producing half bake graduates. The man died when our lecturers laid more emphasis on selling handouts instead of impacting knowledge. The man died when our students stopped reading and started using exam malpractice as a means of passing exams. The man died when our youth now focus more on entertainment activities rather than knowledge based programs. The man died when our students visit more of bear parlors, attend parties instead of visiting the library- the sanctuary for learning. The man died when our youth invest more time on watching movies rather than reading books. The man died when our mindset on school is about acquiring certificate rather than getting knowledge and developing skills. How do we hope to make Nigeria great, the envy of other Nations when the man in us is dead. How do we make Nigeria the most habitable Nation on earth when the man in us is dead. Fellow Nigerians, The Man in us is our potentials. We can make the man in us to live when we make use of our potentials. We can make the man in us to live when we correct the above listed vices. I BELIEVE NIGERIA CAN BECOME THE MOST HABITABLE NATION ON EARTH IF THE MAN IN US IS ALIVE. MAKE THE MAN LIVE. By Cornel Osigwe jr