Truth is bitter according to Prof Chinua Achebe “What has constantly escaped most Nigerians in this entire travesty is the fact that mediocrity destroys the very fabric of a country as surely as war – ushering in all sorts of banality, ineptitude, corruption and debauchery. Nations enshrine mediocrity as their modus operandi, and create the fertile ground for the rise of tyrants and other base elements of the society, by silently dismantling systems of excellence because they do not immediately benefit one specific ethnic , racial, political, or specific interest group. That, in my humble opinion, is precisely where Nigeria finds itself today.” - Prof Chinua Achebe Prof Achebe summarized the origin and future of the problems of the Nigerian state in those few lines. Catchment area, federal character, state of origin, all these destroyed the country that was Nigeria My friends in primary school from the North scored less than 100 in the common entrance exams (note the word common) they all went to federal government colleges, while I scored 222 and was denied admission since I was from the south. These people are now heading organisation were the people they head are far smarter than them. What do you expect from such an arrangement. Disaster - Kelechi Anodere
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 07:19:15 +0000
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