I cannot understand Nigerian elites the way they reason, their
way of life it’s just so ridiculous.
In the news this week a well respected Nigerian stated that despite
his high to the heavens connections he has been unable to get jobs for his two
daughters (holders of a Masters Degree).
Aside from the political statement he made I find this very
ridiculous that a father needs connection to get jobs for his supposedly well
educated children but then that is Nigeria for you.
When children are young parent stress them to finish their primary
education by age seven ( 7) if they can, they rush them through secondary
school and register them for senior school certificate examinations from Senior
secondary 2, they rush them straight into the university and are regally proud
that their child had obtained a first degree by 18 years, then they go look for
jobs for them. Of course the people who do this are the policy makers who as a
matter of policies insist that no child should be admitted into primary 1
unless the child reaches age 6, (their own children get admitted at age 4),they
insist as a matter of policy that no pupil be admitted into the junior secondary
unless they are age 10 and have completed primary six(6) (of course their
children skip primary 5 and 6 and are admitted into the (junior secondary at
age 8), then by the time the child is 13 years and in senior secondary 2 he
tries(as they say) the senior secondary (WEAC/NECO/GCE) examinations and of
course they are registered at miracle centers were they clear their papers and
proceed to university at age 14, the university admission process is hijacked
by their names and money and voila the child graduates from university at age
19 then they call friends and families to celebrate their …………...
You will think that the rate we graduate underage children
in Nigeria we would be producing geniuses, because the process of skipping classes
and double promotions are only for a genius not an average or above average
student.
A child needs maturity and a certain level of preparedness
for every stage of education. The progenitors of western education after having
studied the process longer than us have specifically stated the ages for
admission into various stages in education. So you cannot just cheat nature and
get away with it, whatever you gain at the bend you lose at the corner.
The problem of underage admissions is not new to the Nigerian
elite they relish it and disdain the needed maturity a child needs for each
stage of education, that is why you find these underage student becoming cult members
in school, some end up spending 10 years instead of four for their first
degree, the girls turn to “Aristo girls”, some cannot form appropriate relationships
and bonds in the university and after graduation these half baked , half literate
human beings( now adults) are let loose on the society then of course daddy
comes to the rescue and seek for employment for them after securing the job for
them their cannot keep the jobs and become in their own parlance very mobile
graduates.
Corruption in Nigeria is not just about government funds
been diverted it goes beyond this; we need a total moral re-armament in all
spheres of our thinking and way of life if we expect things to change. Each of
us must as a matter of urgency start to obey all guidelines and rule of law in
all spheres of endeavor.
Now to that respectable man, if you had done a good job with
your daughters they will be independent and go look for job or create one for
themselves. After all there is a 10 year old in my school that makes about 200k
a year from selling Zobo drinks to his friends and classmates.
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