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The Confused State of Mind
- By solomon2day
- On 02/08/2022
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- In Solomon's Column
The development of Nigeria's economy has regrettably suffered devastating setbacks due to illiteracy, mediocrity, corruption and compromised government institutions.
Since the setbacks are systemic, all attempts to turning to the positive side of development have failed, while trial and error is now the acceptable approach.
Sadly, Those-in-Power are presently counting the number of days to handover while the economy continues to deteriorate.
In several states of the federation, economic activities have declined drastically, this has compiled Nigerians to seek alternative means of income.
These means are criminal in nature. Interestingly, unfolding events suggest that terrorism, ritual killings, banditry, kidnappings and other violent crimes have become sources of livelihood not only for those outside government service, but for those in service.
The situation is not abating, and the criminals are not relenting, even as tears, sorrows and blood characterize living in different parts of the country.
Those-in-Power ought to salvage the almost helpless situation, but for their confused state of mind.
The need for Alternative means of Transportation
- By solomon2day
- On 18/07/2022
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- In Solomon's Column
The absence of an effective transport system in several states of Nigeria has left Nigerians to the mercy of dubious transporters. These transporters who are guided by the action and inaction of certain states Governments, have become law onto themselves.
Commuters across the federation go through great difficulties and harrowing experiences before reaching their various destinations daily.
This is as a result of not only the prohibitive transport fares but also the infiltration of the transport system by criminals.
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In some states of the federation, tricycle operators and commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as okada riders, have for some time now, being having a field day exploiting helpless commuters for their benefit and that of the Government.
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The insinuation is that the affected states covertly sanction the activities of the criminals who have infiltrated the transport system.
However, it is worrisome to note that some state Governments have obstinately rejected the popular agitation that okada riders ought to be banned from plying major roads across the country.
This is due to the unabating various forms of criminality that have become their stock-in-trade. Sadly, a number of state Governments rely on the revenue generated from this source.
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Surprisingly, the tricycle operators and okada riders have overwhelmed the transport system to the extent that the Government's docility has become glaring.
Indeed, there is an urgent need for regulation of transport fares.
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The affected state Governments ought to provide an alternative means of transportation that shall be adequate for the large population, so as not to force the citizenry to label Those-in-Charge inhuman and insensitive Interestingly dissatisfaction and disaffection currently pervades the lenght and breadth of the country.
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Wrong Decisions and Leadership
- By solomon2day
- On 11/07/2022
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- In Solomon's Column
Human capacity development is key to the development of any country in the world.
To achieve development, the appropriate manpower that will impact positively on society is imperative. What is the standard of education?
There are yet to be positive changes in primary, secondary and tertiary education.
This is because maximum efficiency and productivity in the system are elusive.
The hunger and poverty in the land have impaired skill acquisition at all levels of education to the extent that it has negatively affected the decision of the leaders at the center and states of the federation.
The wrong decision by the leadership at a particular point in time resulted in the kidnap incident at Chibok, Borno state.
The effects of the kidnap is alive till this moment. Such leadership has been tested and discovered to be faulty. Indeed.
The last seven years are enough to ensure that wrong decisions are not made again, to avoid a repeat of the gory and harrowing experiences of Nigerians.
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Eligibility, Competence and Governance
- By solomon2day
- On 04/07/2022
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Controversies surrounding certificates of some Nigerians with political ambitions has up to this moment not attracted the attention of Those-in-Authority for obvious reasons.
However, Nigerians expect those involved to convincingly extricate themselves from the web already knitted around them. Sadly, the media, perhaps, for pecuniary reasons, is complicit in the covert efforts not to get to the root of the controversies.
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Indeed, a lot is wrong with the system which can be seen in the sorry state of all sectors of the economy.
The failure to acquire qualitative education results in incompetence, mediocrity and ignorance, just as it has become glaring among the youth that education is no longer the means to ends.
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Furthermore, it is worrisome to note that even though background checks were conducted on most political office holders, the results of such checks have not been mad to have impact on various political offices in the land.
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The outcome is the failure to meet the expectations of the people. Various reasons including religious, tribal and political considerations have impeded the activation of a process that shall ensure that only the most eligible and competent occupy positions in governance.
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The hunger in the land coupled with the prohibitive prices of foodstuffs are both reflections of the comatose state of the agricultural sector at all levels of government. In addition, the price of kerosene and transport fares have gone beyond the reach of impoverished Nigerians.
There is no justification for Those-in-Authority and those who have been there in the recent past to aspire to political offices.
2023-Pray for Competent Leaders to Emerge-Ladoja
- By solomon2day
- On 14/06/2022
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Former Oyo state Governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja has called on Nigerians to pray fervently and ceaselessly for the emergence of competent leaders who shall possess the ability to deliver at all levels of Government.
Sen. Ladoja made this call recently in an interaction with journlaists, some hours after his elevation to the postion of Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland by the Olubadan, Oba Olalekan Blaogun, at hsi Ondo street, Bodiaj, Ibadan, Nigeria home.
''Nigerians should continue to pray for peace and unity. They should also pray for the emergence of competent leaders that shall be able to deliver. We need to be paryerful. Let us continue to pray to God,'' the fomrer Governor stated.
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Between Interests and Falsehood
- By solomon2day
- On 14/06/2022
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- In Solomon's Column
The focus of Those-in-Authority presently, is to ensure that the outcome of the Ekiti, Osun and 2023 General elections meete their expectations and not the expectations of Nigerians.
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The prospect of not having free, fair and credible elections to achieve their electoral expectations endangers democracy.
The past seven years at the center have been one big gret falsehood.
Words have been in one direction while the action is at the opposite at the center and states.
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The electoral process today is now ostentatious and indecent. Shall the coming elections be determined by voting? Nobody knows.
It is already obious that in the coming elections there shall be official attempts to rig.But shall it succeed? May be not.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) ought to be made to realize that it shall be doing a disservice to the nation if the commission allows the ruling party to rig the coming elections.
The qulaity of life, standard of living and depth of comfort of Nigerians are reflections of the disturbing andf worrisome quality of goverancne at all levels of government.
Sychophants within the corridors of pwoer have made it impossible for leaders to proffer solutions to the multiferous problems confronting Nigerians. The leaders are fully aware of these problems
Rahter than addressing these problems, the leaders have continued to promote personal and selfish interests at the expense of the people, who have continued to agitate for fairness, justice and equity.
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The Scramble for Power
- By solomon2day
- On 06/06/2022
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- In Solomon's Column
Who are those that shall account for the unspecified number of innocent human lives that have been lost to violent crimes in this dispensation? This question continues to linger.
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In civilized societies, leaders seek power out of genuine nationalistic interest not only to transform the social and economic lives of the people but also to advance citizens' rights, the rule of law, and the course of democracy.
However, in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, certain politicians continue to scramble for power in order to further promote sectional, selfish and personal interests.
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The above-mentioned have been the focus in the center and the states.
Months to the 2023 General elections, known heads of cults and other outlawed groups, who are proteges of prominent political office holders and politicians have continued to move around freely engaging in their Stock-in-Trade.
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They also threaten, intimidate and cow opponents during campaigns and participate in rigging elections.
They have become a law onto themselves while their paymasters look the other way and law enforcement agents watch helplessly for pecuniary reasons. Perhaps.
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Interestingly, no visible attempts have been made so far, to sponsor bills in the House of Assembly of a number of states, to outlaw the cult and cult-related activities.
Sadly, initiatives and efforts geared towards curbing the menace of cultists and other criminals have over time been cosmetic for obvious reasons.
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Of worry is that the basic structures of the cult and other related groups are still intact, while the security machinery in the affected states has regrettably become lukewarm.
It is really disturbing that top government officials have continued to be hypocritical in addressing the problem, just as diabolism and evil have taken over space.
The Complicity of Those-in-Charge
- By solomon2day
- On 31/05/2022
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In the last three years, various meetings held between Those-in-Authority and individuals who insist that they have been shortchanged in the political and electoral process in a number of states.
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These meetings have only successfully exposed the self-centered and selfish mindset of Those-in-Authority.
The decision not to honor the agreements and abide by decisions taken jointly has dimmed the prospects of an unspecified number of political office holders to cling on to power in 2023 and beyond.
Indeed, the realization that their choices for political offices are not fit and proper persons to be entrusted with such offices took a long time to manifest.
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The illiterate population in several communities is a significant part of the problem.
Seasoned politicians opine that Those-in-Authority presently had from the onset prepared a different agenda which has resulted in the bad shape of governance in the affected states.
It is a known fact that the POLICE are constitutionally authorized to effect the arrest, to apprehend persons who have committed offenses or who are alleged to have committed offenses.
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In the same vein, it is the duty of the state to, afterward prosecute all these persons who were arrested.
What is the situation? Non-state actors who have continuously terrorized citizens are left as though they have committed no offenses and to this extent, Nigerians believe that this does not go down well for democracy.
The selective enforcement of the law is the order of the day, while certain non-state actors still operate as though they are above the law, which suggests that they are acting on orders from above to create all kinds of havoc in these states.
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Lawlessness, crime, all forms of criminality, and evil continue unabated right before the eyes of Those-in-Authority with no sign that any action shall be taken to curtail this ugly trend.
This attitude of Those-in-Authority is not only contrary to the spirit and laid down rules of the constitution, but it is also diabolical and evil.
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Nigerian Workers are Complaining Bitterly What is to be Done?
- By solomon2day
- On 09/05/2022
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Workers in Nigeria are now face to face with the fact that those elected(or selected) to defend and protect their interests, now nurture contrary motives.
These motives have over time impoverished the generality of workers in Nigeria and they are complaining bitterly. What is to be done ?
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Chasing Shadows
- By solomon2day
- On 09/05/2022
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Today, a new breed of political office holders have emerged.
They are scramblers for notice, office and boot lickers exhibiting a convoluted understanding of their obligations to the constitution and the state. Even though it is obvious that they are fats losing grip of political power, their open-hear ted gesture of generosity targeted at deceiving and manipulating the gullible and unsuspecting at will, has got to a desperate stage.
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Their spirit of nepotism and favoritism has been to the detriment of the collective good. Nigerians insist that the Government at all levels are insincere and dishonest.
They also argue that Those-in-Authority are busy chasing shadows when the real challenges are visible for everyone to see.
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Those-in-Authority have made sure that all relevant officials-appointed and elected- toe their line of reasoning through arm-twisting tactics.
Their secret agenda has been the catalyst for corruption, kidnappings, killings, ritual killings, armed robberies and other voilent crimes in different parts of the country.
Confusion, distrust and uncertainty are now the signposts of unending unfolding developments.
Aspirants in the Face of biting Hardships
- By solomon2day
- On 05/05/2022
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The cost of kerosene has gone beyond the reach of millions of Nigerians, there is no regular supply of electricity and the people lack potable water, yet political office holders still aspire to occupy various offices in 2023 and beyond. Interesting.
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Tolerate one another-Ladoja to Nigerians
- By solomon2day
- On 03/05/2022
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Former Oyo State Governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja has advised Nigerians to cultivate the virtue of tolerance.
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Senator Ladoja gave this advice on Monday, in an interaction with journalists at his Ondo Street, Bodija home in Ibadan, Nigeria.
''The lessons you learned during the Ramadan fast should be put to practice-discipline and tolerance. Tolerate one another. Let's learn to tolerate each other. If you love your fellow human being you will not kill,'' the former Governor stated.
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Hope for Reprieve someday by Comrade Andrew Emelieze
- By solomon2day
- On 29/04/2022
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- In The People Talk
The chorus in the mouths of Nigerians, presently, in every nook and cranny in Nigeria includes and is not limited to insecurity, hunger, housing deficit, poverty, and unemployment.
Hopes are high among the people that there shall be a reprieve someday. When? Nobody knows.
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Admonition for Those in Authority
- By solomon2day
- On 23/04/2022
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8'' Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.''
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Power Shift and the Same People
- By solomon2day
- On 19/04/2022
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Powershift from one geographical area to another emphasizes the need for justice and equity.
Curiously, in reality, has power shifted all these years, considering the set of people involved?
The cosmetic transfer of power from the North to the South in the Nigerian context does not really hold water because it is the same class of people that are holding on to power.
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Granting pardon, at the twilight of an administration, to former public office holders convicted of corruption, is worrisome.
But it is very important for those who have mismanaged the country's resources to cede power to those who are fit(mentally and physically)competent and capable to manage the country very well.
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Those who have massive resources, deploy these resources to purchase their candidacies within their political parties either for Governorship, State House of Assembly, House of Representatives, or the Senate.
They don't care about individual voters but focus on how to manipulate the electoral process.
Rather than submit to the democratic process, they either want to continue in power or attain power by all means.
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NIN-The Blockage of Lines of Millions of Nigerians Undemocratic-Ex-Officio TUC
- By solomon2day
- On 14/04/2022
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The decision of the Federal Government to block the lines of millions of Nigerians for failing to register for the National Identity Number(NIN) translates to the infringement of their Fundamental Human Rights.
This is the opinion of an Ex-Officio of the Oyo State Council of the Trade Union Congress(TUC), who is also a former chairman of the union in the state, Comrade Andrew Emelieze.
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''The Federal Government has blocked the lines of millions of Nigerians, this action tramples on their Fundamental Human Rights. It is undemocratic. Instead of resolving the myriad of challenges confronting the country, the Government has only added to the problems of Nigerians. This is disturbing and unacceptable,'' Comrade Emelieze lamented.
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The Privatization of the Power Sector
- By solomon2day
- On 11/04/2022
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For the past seven years, the present administration in Nigeria has failed to provide the right impact and confidence in the minds of foreign investors.
An assessment and evaluation of the business environment reveal little or no progress has been made.
It is not in contention that with regular electricity supply, the successful implementation of an impressive business economic blueprint will remain a mirage.
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Following the collapse of the National Grid three times in four weeks, the power supply problem seems to be beyond this administration.
The absence of a constant power supply has almost crippled all sectors of the economy coupled with the prohibitive cost of diesel.
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Nigerians are now asking very pertinent questions. How many megawatts of electricity did this administration meet when it assumed office in 2015? How many of the power generation stations are functional presently?
Without a doubt, the privatization of the power sector has not brought any form of relief for Nigerians but rather pains, hardships, and impoverishment.
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Land Acquisition- As Kenya Compensates 40 Families 4 others Reluctant to Give Up Land
- By solomon2day
- On 01/04/2022
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About 4o families who were talked into giving up their land by the Kenyan government for the establishment of educational institutions in Rarieda, Siaya County have received Sh2.2 million compensation from a Member of the Kenya Parliament.
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The families gave out 16 acres, valued at Sh4.6 million, which will be home to Rarieda Teachers Training College and the National Youth Service training center.
Area MP Otiende Amollo, who made this disclosure on Thursday in Bwaja in East Asembo Ward while issuing cheques to the landowners, assured that the balance would be paid in October.
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The MP also disclosed that the Government was still in negotiations with four other families that have displayed reluctance to surrender their land.
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"Bwaja residents voluntarily gave their land for the projects. What they have received as compensation are mere tokens of appreciation since they expect the two institutions to bring a positive economic impact in the region," said Amollo.
Emerging Natural Factors
- By solomon2day
- On 28/03/2022
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In most countries around the world, the interest of an individual has never been greater than those of these countries.
However, this is not the case in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa.Indeed, a political party that has attained political power, is at an advantage to address the fundamental national question revolving around equality and justice.
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Unfortunately, in Nigeria today, the political party in power is proud to have regional and ethnic alliances which have ensured a divided country.
The rule of law is increasingly being rubbished on a daily basis while political and religious intolerance is now the culture and tradition.The unabating state of insecurity and the unending violence which has claimed several thousands of lives, suggests that the former and the latter have become means to various ends for Those in Authority.
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A political party ought to be a medium for the expression of the choice of the electorate and the avenue through which like-minded people may express their collective choices with vigorous unanimity.
However, in the Nigerian context, a political party focuses on reinforcing the mindset of the present ruling political party elites and selling of land belonging to government owned schools in several states to supporters, cronies, admirers and well wishers.
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Those who have played and still play significant roles in subverting the will of the people are clinging to tightly to sensitive political offices, even as recent events have clearly shown that Those in authority are not interested in presenting a credible alternative set of leaders and alternative policy choices to Nigerians, most of whom have been impoverished and are disillusioned.
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Interestingly, a number of factors are already emerging that shall ensure that the demands and aspirations of Nigerians become a reality, as those in authority are very reluctant to admit their inabilty to correct the myriad of wrongs in the polity.
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Govt and Parents have roles to Play to check the Dwindling Performance of Students-Prof. Olagoke
- By solomon2day
- On 21/03/2022
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- In The People Talk
The performance of pupils and students at the elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels of education in Nigeria, over the years, has become a source of worry and concern for parents, guardians, and other stakeholders in the education sector.
The prevalent mediocre staus that characterize the products of mots of these educational institutions now constitute a major reference point for various categories of discussants.
The Founder, Spiritual head, and Grand Imam of Shafaudeen-in-Islam Worldwide, Prof. Sabitu Olagoke opines that parents and guardians must put in more effort in grooming their children and wards, spiritually, morally, and educationally.
Prof. Olagoke also asserts that the government at all levels should initiate concrete policies that shall reduce hunger and poverty to the barest minimum while at the same time increasing the annual budgetary allocation for the education sector. Excerpts :
The overbearing influence of hunger and poverty in Nigeria has culminated in the lack of motivation and the attendant loss of commitment towards rendering selfless service is one of the major reasons for the unimpressive performance of pupils and students in both internal and external examinations.
The harsh environment brought about by economic hardships and insecurity is not conducive for learning.
The factors impeding the performance of pupils and students include the overbearing influence of parents and guardians on their children or wards on the choice of course of study. This is without consideration for the intelligence, interests, ability, and capability of these children and wards.
Other impediments include poor study habits, psychological adjustment problems, distraction, low retention, the effect of the wrong peer group, emotional challenges, low achievement motivation, health challenges, lack of financial support, and time management.
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In addition to this, absenteeism and truancy are now adopted as a normal routine for several of these children due to the loss of interest in the academic programs.
For the parents, noticeable fundamental defects are lacking in the area of proper guidance and the provision of basic learning needs including reading materials.
Also, the inadequate interaction with the children and their teachers, family problems, and financial difficulties paint the parents in a bad light.
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For the teachers, the use of verbal reinforcement strategy is absent, punctuality is lacking, poor interpersonal relationships and the authoritarian approach to teaching are impediments. So also is the inequality among students.
Furthermore, the syllabus coverage is not encouraging, absenteeism is the order of the day, poor teaching methods dominate the school system, incessant strikes, and the diminishing interest in the quest to ensure that students understand what they are taught.
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For the school, the large class size with limited teaching materials constitutes major impediments.
Trailing the learning environment which is not conducive, is the shortage of reference materials for the practical courses and the use of audio-visual materials is non-existent.
Above all, there is no proper orientation towards research.
The Government must address the following to ensure that pupils' and students' performances improve :
1)Unstable educational policy.
2)Leadership problems and challenges.
3)Poor supervision and monitoring mechanism.
4)The shortage of specialist teachers in schools-capacity building essence must be regular and directed towards the areas of need.
5)No job security and a consistent report of job losses.
6)Poor salaries for teachers, irregular payment of their salaries, and the lack of incentives to motivate them.
When all these are addressed, pupils and students would be able to perform creditably well in internal and external examinations.
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