Nigerian Youths and Idiocy. By S.Kazeem

Dear Friends, not only that a country where Youths write cover-stories in defense for corrupt politicians & selfish businessmen can never grow but a country with insensitive leaders as role models to a majority of her youths is definitely heading for self destruction and chaos.

Your idiotic and blind praises for the President Muhammadu Buhari led government is nauseating, undignified and can not help the government to achieve its fantastic campaign promises to; reduce fuel price to N45 per liter, provide free education at all level, pay 23million Nigerians 5,000 monthly, increase minimum wage and place every graduate in salary for extra 1 year after their youth service, one free meal (to include fruits) daily, for public primary school pupils, revive all our refinery in the first one year in office and build more to produce more for our domestic consumption, crush Boko Haram in the first 3 months in office, create three million Jobs per year, stop the importation of refined products and stabilizing the Naira, make the economy one of the fastest-growing emerging economies in the world with a real GDP growth averaging 10% annually, create an empowerment scheme to employ 740,000 graduates across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, State and community policing, ban on all government officials from seeking medical care abroad, revive the Ajaokuta steel company, special incentives to facilitate the education of the girl child, just to mention a few.

Well, it seem to many that the present administration has made few remarkable strides in the fight against corruption but more than many seem to disagree. Unfortunately, it is conspicuously clear that the said government is definitely not doing well in delivering its campaign promises, at the moment.

Thumbs up, if you are doing it for the money or|and recognition but a very big shame on you and those who raised you, if you are doing it for charity or for the fun.

Stop it, if its for the fun, rather join those who mean well for this nation by helping to identify the areas of weaknesses and failures of the incumbent government and probably proffer solutions.

Twitter: @MrSteam_

Americans have decided; It is TRUMP. By S. Kazeem

Americans have decided; It is TRUMP.

While the silent majority of American population, to include Blacks and other eligible voters 'stood and stood and stood' with Donald Trump Junior, expressing their undaunted support and determination to vote him at the polls; the minority, particularly those who do not have a voting right and don't reside in the US were busy making passes at the Republican Presidential candidate for POTUS, on all social platforms and in the print media. Even at that, President-Elect Donald Trump and his supporters refused to be swayed or discouraged, occupying the White House was their goal.

Just as Nigerians decided at the 2015 Presidential Polls, Americans have also decided to vote in a candidate of their choice. In other words, Face your own business, and let them deal with it or live with it.

THERE IS NO NEED TO PANIC, NO COUNTRY CAN EXIST IN ISOLATION, not even the United States Of America. President-Elect Donald Trump is an individual, and not supreme to the Office of the President Of the United States. Hopefully, world leaders would cut his excesses to size.

History would have been made in the US, had Sen. Hillary Clinton and her teaming supporters won at the polls, but i must agree that they fought a very good fight. Respect!

Congratulations, President-Elect Donald Trump.
#MakeAmericaGreatAgain

Twitter: @MrSteam_

Nigerian public schools keeps the poor in poverty. By S. Kazeem

Nigerian public schools keeps the poor in poverty.

Why should a good elementary education be exclusive to rich kids? Elementary schools in low-income neighborhoods across Nigeria, specifically in communities dominated by the poor, lack resources that are standard at wealthier schools — things like musical instruments, new books, healthy school lunches and soccer fields — and this has a real impact on the potential of students.

In addition, why should a good tertiary education be exclusive to the rich? State and Federal Government budgets so low for education and human capital development — resulting to decayed and uncompleted infrastructures in public tertiary institutions, high tuition and other exorbitant fees in public tertiary institutions — increasing the number of drop-outs and perhaps social vices, incessant strike actions as a result of non-payment of workers salaries and allowances. In-arguably, many Nigerians are of the belief that it is a deliberate sabotage, aimed at collapsing the education sector and to continue to pave ways for private universities to flourish.

No doubt, aside the corruption and mismanagement in public tertiary institutions, the Nigerian government has repeated failed in its promise to improve the standard of education and make it affordable for all and sundry. Ignorance is more expensive but we can make good education at all levels more affordable for all, and secure our place in the league of great nations.

Till today, i see the disparity every day in my neighborhood and the after effects of both 'a good education and the other' among family and friends.

We must face these facts — and change this disparity. Devoid of sentiments or our financial capacities, we all deserve a good education and the necessary knowledge to compete with others.

My afterthought 1:

First, poverty and limited school budget should not be hindrance to getting good education - Yes, it's harder but it's possible through hard work and determination.

Second, aside from taxes, buoyant parents can augment their children's school budget through donation, while Alumnus can do the same for the school they graduated.

We, the average citizens should solve the problem. We can't rely on politicians.

My afterthought 2:

Not only do public schools keeps the poor in poverty, through lack of government funding among others but also, finding qualified teachers to handle after school studies, low parental involvement in the study process of a child and allowing young people to join neighborhood gangs has been identified as the key reason for this educational decay and disparity.

Protect a child, Help a child.

My afterthought 3:

I am of the believe that we can begin the process of closing prisons and rehabilitating many damaged young people, only when we start opening schools where good education is affordable to all. This is a long term plan and would require the sincerity of parents too, but it will eventually be beneficial to our country.

Many troubled nations are those who failed to educate their young people and also invest in human capital development. A population dominated by uneducated young people can never grow or succeed.

Invest in Education, Secure the future.

My afterthought 4:

If our children are not in classrooms, how would they learn. And if they are not learning, how would they end up. The skills they learn today will prepare them for college and career readiness. An educated young person is a potential leader and has the tendencies of becoming successful in his/her field of pursuit. 

Social vices, militancy and terrorism among other forms of criminality can not be exempted from an uneducated population.

We need to open up schools that believe in all children and young people. A country with so many underprivileged young people struggling to survive must make good education a priority.

We must replace the impossibilities that has been imposed on underprivileged young people, by hope and purpose.

The revolution in Education must begin now, else Nigeria is heading for a bigger catastrophe than we have ever had.

Educate a child, Save a child!

Twitter: @MrSteam_

Against All Odds; Americans blew the TRUMPet. By S. Kazeem

Against All Odds; Americans blew the TRUMPet The world is becoming completely insane, overwhelmingly sentimental and totally emotional. Our electoral decisions no longer reflect the expected sanity that is seen in human societies, we turn deaf ears to matters arising and make a mockery of ourselves and our generations yet to come. In underdeveloped nations, decisions at the polls are highly influenced by 'Stomach Infrastructure, ethno-religious sentiments, political identities and more', but in developed countries, it is a different ball game, it is most often driven by 'Racism, color, development, bigotry, government policies and more'.

In Nigeria, despite the campaigns of calumny and mudslinging by the then ruling political party and numerous allegations that bothers on the eligibility of the APC Presidential candidate to contest at the 2015 Elections, on the 28 March, the Nigerian majority met at the polls and voted General Muhammadu Buhari - APC. Believe me, considering the weight of those allegations and mudslinging on the APC candidate, the party was suppose to be vanquished, but as 'nature', damage control and the Nigerian majority would have it, he won with a landslide victory. Today, the same drama repeated itself at the just concluded American Presidential Elections - Mr. Donald J. Trump was accused of almost everything that is absurd and inhumane, the allegations were all substantiated with many evidences, and the allegations were enough to disqualify him or give Sen. Hillary Clinton a smooth ride to the White House. But President-Elect Donald Trump was allowed to stay in course and his support base unexpectedly became larger after winning his party's primaries and eventually he won the election. Again, in a sane society, considering the political dramas that we all saw during the campaigns, President-Elect Donald Trump should not have won but no one reserve the right to decide on who Americans should vote. It's an American issue, and thus it was their decision to make. Political insanity is worse in poor nations, the monster called poverty is their colonial masters and it has denied the people of the right to mental health. Until it is dealt with, the monster remains the Boss. Dear friends, i know many of you feels uneasy with the outcome of the election but it is very important that you mind your own businesses, like fixing the economy and dealing with poverty. Allow the Americans to deal with their choice or live with it, after all, every man should be responsible for the consequences of his decisions. Let the insanity continue, there is nowhere to hide. If you are not insane, then you need to relocate to another planet. In an insane society, candidates with the baddest bashing most often win elections. Twitter: @MrSteam_