NEWSLETTER.
A Publication of the Zion Faith Bible-Believing Church Kpeyegyi Abuja Nigeria. {Vol. 13. NO 575. 27th October 2024} “…ONLY The Truth, Will Set You Free! (John.8:32). PRAY & FAST EVERY WEDNESDAY TO STOP BLOODSHED IN NIGERIA!
NIGERIAN STREET CHILDREN WILL EXPLODE MORE “BOMBS” SOONEST!
Nigeria's Minister of Education was sacked along with other indolent appointees in a lackluster rudderless cabinet of Bola Tinubu - SO WHAT!
What has the sack got to do with the shameful fact that not less than 20 MILLION NIGERIAN CHILDREN ARE ON THE STREETS and Mr. President does not comprehend the calamitous implications to NATIONAL SECURITY because Education is treated with LEVITY in Nigeria! (Please find towards the end, a short expose' on "Allegations of Derelictions against ex-Minister of Education"). Literature on philosophy of education is replete with a variety of definitions of the word “education.” Some scholars define education as: “the transmission of life by the living to the living,” while others define it as “the acquisition of the art of the utilisation of knowledge” (Whitehead, 1962).
Author Hubert Spencer says "Education is complete living"; William B Yeats "Education is not filling a bucket but lightening a fire.;" Horace Mann "Education must bring the practice as nearly as possible to theory;" According to J F Herbert "Education is the development of good moral character."
According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), one in three Nigerian children is out of school. This totals about 10.2 million children at the primary level and about 8.1 million at the junior secondary school level. 23 Jan 2024.
Nigeria can aptly be described as a country where ILLITERATE POLITICAL JOBBERS thrive successfully because qualitative educational qualification is the least of their problems!
The defective/offensive Military 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic Section 130 (1) (2), 131 (d) stipulate educational requirement for the position of President as "at least School Certificate level or its equivalent" - same applies to all political appointments from Ward level!
Therefore very few past Nigerian leaders - especially at the level of Presidency ever bothered about Sections 18 (1-3 (a-d); which make education from primary to tertiary free and compulsory for citizens:
18 (1) Government shall direct its policy towards ensuring that there are equal and adequate educational opportunities at all levels.
(2) Government shall promote science and technology
3) Government shall strive to eradicate illiteracy; and to this end Government shall as and when practicable provide
(a) Free, compulsory and universal primary education;
(b) Free secondary education;
(c) Free university education; and
(d) Free adult literacy programme.
GENESIS OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN - MOSTLY FROM THE NORTHERN STATES!
While most Southern States especially the West and Mid-West from early Independence in the '60s introduced FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION, the Northern States failed to nurture their youths in any formal education except the Islamic up to the final hand-over of reins of government to the Civil Population by the Nigerian Army in 1999!
SENATOR ALI MODU SHERIFF (SAS) BORNU STATE GOVERNOR (2003-2011).
It is on record that a two -term State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff contributed largely to the ILLITERACY FAILURE of Borno State Children during his tenure!
He failed to send them to schools to acquire Western Education and by implication turned them into STREET URCHINS who begged for alms for sustenance!
Those children became puns in the hands of Jihadists and eventually metamorphosed into the dreaded BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS WHO HAVE BEEN DETONATING BOMBS ACROSS NIGERIA IN THE PAST 15 YEARS! He allegedly master-minded their activities to boost his political status while in office. Although he denied the accusations severally, there is no way he could absolve himself of the guilt of DENYING those ebullient youths good education which they were entitled to according to the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria!
Compulsory child education is a worldwide phenomenon and Nigeria is not an exception!
UNESCO BENCHMARK FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION.
Despite the apparent commitment, it is crucial to note that the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recommends that nations allocate at least 26% of their annual budgets to education but Nigeria's Education Budget Allocation always fell below par!
Tinubu’s Government claims to have allocated about 7.9% of the 2024 budget, a bit higher than in previous years. The provision for Universal Basic Education is 11.5% of the total allocation, while 32.1% goes to TETFUND and 56.24% goes to other ministries, departments, and agencies. Over the years, Nigeria paid lip service to National Education in spite of its importance as the bedrock of economic and security engagements/operations and now swallows the bitter pills of daily insecurity of lives and property! However, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) President disclosed recently that only 6% of Nigeria’s 2024 Budget was allocated to EDUCATION!
ALLEGATIONS OF DERELICTION OF DUTY AGAINST EX-MINISTER OF EDUCATION!
A Non-Governmental Agency (NGO), Education for Accelerated Development (EDAD) stated recently that Prof. Tahir Mamman's SACK was long overdue.
According to the Group, “Mamman was on a mission to reverse the 'gains' made in the education sector in recent times"!
Some critical reasons for the minister's dismissal, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE REHABILITATION OF 20 MILLION NIGERIAN STREET CHILDREN according to the NGO are as follows:
* "providing misinformation leading to diplomatic conflict," which strained relations between Nigeria, Benin Republic, and Togo.
* "claims about the accreditation of universities in Benin were deemed inaccurate, because only three institutions were accredited when over 50 actually hold this status."
* “mishandling foreign students’ participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, causing thousands to be denied entry into the programme."
* “conflicts among major educational bodies, including the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)"
* “inefficiencies in the accreditation processes, a controversial 18-year minimum age policy for university admissions that resulted in lawsuits, and a lack of cooperation with fellow officials, which contributed to operational inefficiencies within the Ministry."
NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT TINUBU'S ADMINISTRATION!
Who is sacking Who? From the onset of this administration the entire population of Nigeria condemned negative policies of an un-prepared President Tinubu who WAS sacked in THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION BY THE CITIZENS FOR POLICY GAFFES ON THE DAY OF HIS INVESTITUTURE - 29TH MAY 2023!
He does not possess the “locus standi” to sack unproductive team mates who could not deliver DIVIDENDS OF DEMOCRACY IN 14 MONTHS OF AN ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS GULPED BILLIONS OF $US DOLLARS IN TAXPAYERS MONEY ON CONCURRENT INSTEAD CAPITAL EXPENDITURES?
Is this not a case of the POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK?
There's only one OPTION open to Mr.Tinubu: HE MUST LISTEN TO THE PATRIOTS DEMANDS FOR SOLUTION TO NIGERIA'S SEEMINGLY INTRACTABLE PROBLEMS – WHICH IS, THE INSTITUTION OF A ONE HOUSE (UNICAMERAL) PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM THROUGH REFERENDUM!
These eminent group of elders in the Society have lent their voices to the very SALIENT DEMAND and WE EXPECT THAT TINUBU WILL BE WISE ENOUGH TO ACTUALIZE IT BEFORE THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 which will be exactly NINE MONTHS from the visit to Aso Villa by the Patriots!
HE HAS NO OTHER OPTION! MAY THE GOOD LORD SAVE HIM THAT HE DOES THE NEEDFUL!
BREAKING NEWS: Tinubu’s daughter, Iyaloja General of Nigeria, has been appointed “Ambassador for Almajiris and Out-of-School Children”!
[EXPECT A PRIME MINISTER IN NIGERIA NOW!]
Please look forward to more divine revelation in the next edition of Zion B-BC Newsletter as you share this with friends and remain blessed in the Lord. [For weekly access, to this newsletter, log on to: facebook.com/zionfaithbible.believingchurch or http://www.zfbbc1.blogspot.com,
Please look forward to divine revelations in The Sure Word Gospel Tracts, Our divinely inspired books on the Amazon KINDLE Store Namely: The Unbroken Chain of Grace, Nigeria’s Pot Pourri (Volumes 1-5), Godly Politicking For World Peace, and The Wedding Mascot Died
If you have not accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, don’t miss this great opportunity as you pray this prayer: Lord Jesus; I confess that I am a sinner who needs to be saved through the grace of the New Testament in your Blood, shed on the Cross at Calvary; I renounce every sin in my life and accept you as my Lord and personal Saviour. Please forgive me and write my name in the Book of Life. Amen. If you prayed this prayer, you have been admitted into the family of sons and daughters of God, who are born-again. Congratulations!
I am yours sincerely, THE WATCHMAN Dr. David B.A. Olufon, Resident Pastor and Editor. 08130669886, 08058436756. g-mail-dvdolufon@gmail.
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