Schools attempt to give an education but they
do not give wisdom, intelligence, integrity,
compassion or any of the other most
important qualities of a human being and a
leader. An education really does not proffer
much, unfortunately and gives even less these
days; perhaps this is why drop-outs like, Bill
Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and
Harrison Ford are well known to us.
And then when schools and degrees are
honestly reviewed, there is the “attempt”
aspect. How many of our schools actually do
give an education? Passing exam is not
education. As a teacher, I know precisely what
I am saying. Our students either know “iwe,”
which means, know the study material, or
know their “way,” both pronounced the same
in Yoruba. When we look at Nigeria’s President
and the First lady who has been employed as a
Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa, a B.Ed holder
in Biology and Psychology from the University
of Port Harcourt, you can only say,
#DiaRisGodo!
Perhaps Nigeria now more than ever actually
needs a Jackboot (military disciplined) proud
“semi-illiterate” “with no shoes” who comes
from a position of under-privilege; who can
relate and understand the plight and needs of
the majority semi-literate, illiterate,
miseducated, maleducated and wastefully-
educated populace. We need someone who
understands “challenge.” What we thought we
were going to get in Jonathan who lied that he
had no shoes (new childhood images showed
him quite affluent, riding a toy horse in fancy
shoes).
If the intellectual spectrum a PhD degree
confers, produces the type of leadership which
struggles to reproach us that “corruption is
not stealing,” then Lord give us a “semi-
illiterate” who sees only black and white and
understands that simple indiscipline is
corruption, and ordinary corruption is stealing
and that this stealing is killing.
You see what it all boils down to is the
decision making and the type of advisers a
leader surrounds him or herself with. Can the
President make the right call? Nigeria’s current
President, Goodluck Jonathan has complained
that his problem is he receives “contradictory
advice.” So for instance, when his several
advisers give him the following options to
choose from in handling the insurgency
destroying Nigeria:
(a) Give an amnesty reward to Boko Haram
terrorists
(b) Support and equip the Civilian-JTF to
defend their communities
(c) Arrest the sponsors of terror
(d) Stop the Army chiefs (and yourself) from
looting all the funds for equipping the army
(e) Recruit troops, volunteers and purchase
modern equipment to seal the borders
(f) b to e
He simply goes with the first option that
strikes his fancy. (a) in this case.
It must be clearly stated and noted that not
only does President Buhari have a school
certification, the minimum requirement for
competing for the Presidency, but also he has
several other certificates from courses abroad
that are “equivalent” as the electoral
regulations stipulates. As a General and
approved three prior times by the commission,
he is automatically beyond qualified; however
we are more interested in his underprivileged
side. Indeed these particular skills—being one
who has had to deal with the challenges faced
by many of us, make him even sexier for the
office.
Today we realize it is not about East or West,
North or South; not about Agbada or bowler
cap. It is not about Yoruba or Hausa, Igbo or
Igala. It is not about Muslim or Christian as
#FatherMbaka said. It is not about PhD or
illiteracy. It is about character and the
wherewithal. It is about discipline and
integrity. It is about objective, preoccupation
and purpose. This race is about having the
right skill set, the capacity, inclination and
ability to do the job— to rescue a nation
blessed with promise, tumbling down into
debt, destruction, decay and death.
Give us our semi-illiterate Jackboot and clear
that place of the “PhD” holding elite
nincompoop!
Dr. Peregrino Brimah; http://ENDS.ng [Every
Nigerian Do Something]

www.ends.ng/why-we-prefer-the-semi-illiterate-jackboot-to-the-phd-crook/

When we look at Nigeria’s President and the First lady who has been employed as a
Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa, a B.Ed holder
in Biology and Psychology from the University
of Port Harcourt, you can only say,
#DiaRisGodo!
.
Now, this is what I call wickedness