Dollyak:

This isn't comendable at all. Do you know how many lives could have been changed if the money were properly distributed?

mperoakeem:
Trust Nigerians, will collect ur money, hail u to the last day of election and still won't vote u.

Snowangel4:
don't even know where I belong

CBNIM:
Quite insightful, especially in career angle. Oshe! On a second thought, how can good lawyers be melancholy(quite n reserved)? How then can they win their cases in law courts that's survival of d fittest epitomized? I thought they ought 2b a little hot also,i.e. possess some elements of melancholy n choleric. MO, though!

Neyoor:
Please, the ABU 2nd participants should stay clear off this thread. His assertions can be registered on the other thread.

Abuklaw:
The major problem of Nigeria Education is underfunding. Why should a country aiming to be among the developed countries allocated less fund for education while transportation got more. Isn't it the educational system that will find lasting solution to the problem of transporting through researches and technological innovation? Our schools will start functioning when they receive adequate funding and recognition from the Government.

Neyoor:
QUINTESSENTIAL NIGERIAN GRADUATE- A PRODUCT OF SELF DEVELOPMENT OR THE INSTITUTION

As far as quintessential represents the most perfect or typical example of a quality then such features cannot be farfetched from a typical Nigerian graduate, who even with the poor Nigerian education scheme carves a triumphant and successful niche for himself, through series of self-conviction and self-discipline.

Every act of ingratitude is a treason to humanity, I remain magnanimous to the moderators, the judges, my fellow competitor, the audience and everyone that have made this intellectual discourse to come into manifestation today. I remain Oyedei Oyeniyi, a representative of the better by far University of Ilorin. I want to seize this rare occasion to inexorably support the stance of Self-Development in today’s subject of discourse, “Quintessential Nigerian Graduate- A product of Self-Development or The Institution”.

To say that quintessential graduate is a product of self-development is not argument neither a debate nor a polemic but a veracious fact that has been verified and justified through various visible means. However, without further ado let me succinctly buttress my assertion with these concrete points of mine:

Intrinsically, Nigerian educational institution is in a state of jeopardy, sick and feeble, hence cannot produce a viable graduate that would be quintessential in nature because once the head is faulty then the whole body would feel the torment. To say that the most perfect Nigerian graduate is a product of this debilitated educational institution is a fallacious argument with no iota of truth. You will agree with me that you can only become a product of what is instilled or sowed in you but the Nigerian institution of nowadays have nothing substantial to offer, hence the need why some Nigerian graduate resorted into self-development to nurture the creativity and the talent they have in them and that is why they can be regarded to as quintessential Nigerians today. For instance, Funke Akindele, Japhet Omojuwa, Femi Adebayo, Babatunde Raji Fashola and some notable Nigerians are all doing excellently well in the path they chart for themselves after neglecting the courses they studied from the blunt Nigerian educational institution. The institution can never take credit for the quintessential Nigerian graduates, people like Seun Osewa, the CEO of Nairaland has proved the institution wrong by dropping out of the institution to pursue his programming dream and here we are today having the opportunity of debating on this platform built by his creativity and personal development.

To continue in making myself categorically clear just as a crystal is, I will further say that the institution can never be responsible in producing a quintessential graduate, just because the curriculum adopted in this institutions are vague and void. The curriculum is designed in such a way that students are stressed and bombarded with courses that are irrelevant to their programme of study, a singular reason why Nigerians always excel and make a difference whenever they have any slight opportunity to study abroad. Nigerians are doing excellently well in the diaspora because of the transparent and efficient curriculum available in those countries.

Thirdly, without mincing words, I will re-emphasize that quintessential Nigerian graduates are product of self-development and not the institution because the institution lacks human and physical facilities that can produce upright and viable graduates. In essence, most of the facilitators in these institutions are devoid of current knowledge and developments surrounding their fields. They always adopt out-dated mode of teaching to impart knowledge in their students. As if that is not enough, Nigerian educational Institutions still lack facilities to equip the students with adequate and necessary practical knowledge that can make them to be quintessential in nature and that is why Nigerian graduates are always subject to series of training before they can resume work whenever they are fortunate to be employed, even if they graduate with first class. The major reason why countries like Japan, China and U.S.A are experiencing technological breakthrough is because their schools are equipped with necessary facilities, which is giving rise to quintessential graduate. Ufot Ekong, recently emerged the best all round graduating student in Tokai University, Tokyo, when he got accessed to adequate facilities to aid his learning. Ufot made an electric car that goes as fast as 128 kilometres per hour. To face the reality, how many Nigerian lecturers can build a car? They hardly have the knowledge and they are not in any way open to the facilities, hence they can’t produce a graduate that can do such.

Conclusively, I guess I have convincingly exposed to you the pitiable and penurious state of Nigerian educational institution, hence the reason why they can never take the glory for producing classic and quintessential graduate. To be candid, objective and factual, you won’t but agree with me that quintessential is born out of passion, dedication, focus, perseverance and determination to achieve a particular goal and to actualize ones dream. You can become brilliant and overrated above your pairs with the knowledge acquired in the institution but you can realize and actualize your dream, your talent, excel and become quintessential on your path through self-development. It is impossible for your hand to be amputated without your knowledge, so it is impossible for you to attain the status of quintessential without self-discovery and self-development

I will leave by saying that “I will leave by saying that “If you want to attain the ultimate goal of being quintessential, though you need to go to school but your distinctive personal development will to a reasonable extent go a long way to single out your standardized quantum of prowess."



References


Nigerian graduate emerges best student in 50 years in Japan University, builds car. "africanspotlight.com/2015/05/19/nigerian-graduate-emerges-best-student-in-50-years-in-japan-university-builds-car-photos/"


The News chronicle, May, 2014 “Nigerin Students Emerge Best Overseas”


T.I.N Magazine, July, 2015 “Nairaland Owner SEUN OSEWA Full Biography, Life And Net worth”


Cornel, January, 2015 “Nigerian Graduates and Why they are Unemployed and Unemployable”

Catalyst4real:

I handpicked this from your essay.

That means a quintessential graduate can only become a product of what is instilled in him.

Thanks for agreeing with me sir

Catalyst4real:
Name: Catalyst4real

Institution: A.B.U Zaria

Topic: "Quintessential Nigerian Graduate - A Product Of Self Development Or The Institution?"

Stance: The Institution


With Stellar ebullience, I recognise the presence of the unbiased judges, the ever propitious coordinator, my tenacious antagonists, the congenial audience and my honourable colleague, Abuklaw

Quintessential means a substance of the highest quality; And with prime relativity to the subject, A Quintessential graduate is a student who has 'fully' acquired the requirements of a degree.

A quintessential graduate isn't just a student with a certificate as evidence of graduation. But one who has been equipped to face life.

And I find it derisively obtuse to concede that the quintessential graduate is a sole product of self development, with the institution managing a subjective role in the making of the graduate.

I cannot comprehend the logic incurred in admitting to the fallacy that all the graduate had to do to attain apical excellence was "develop himself"
With the institution having no hand whatsoever?

On a more neutral horizon, Both the institution and the students play a role in producing assiduous graduates, but who plays the greater role?

>>>>>>Role of the Institution

Nigerian universities may not be the best in the world, they might be invincible in the list of first class universities.
But for a country in the Third World Region, Nigerian universities are undeniably sublime.

The Nigerian institution fecunds infrastructures, employs competent lecturers and professors, highly subsidized dormitories with all the social amenities in place and ultimately admits befitting students amidst the multitudinous applicants.

For years and years the wards are rigorously grooved, rejuvenated, refurnished, re-engineered, dusted and paramountly gyrated from ineptitude to proficience.

You really think the meagre school fees we pay, counterbalances the effort our universities makes to ensure we attain stellar heights?

You can't put a price tag to education, education is priceless.

Nigerians, we have been blessed with exuberant universities, but we don't recognize that; Because we are always comparing our universities with those of other countries who gained independence 400 years ago.

And it is this unequal comparisons that blinds us to the undying diligence put in by our universities In producing dexterous graduates


Most times we are beyond quick to ridicule our university system, always in a haste to tag our lecturers as "below standard"

But it is still one of our professors, Professor Opeyemi Enoch who won an award(1$ Million dollar prize) for solving a 156 year old mathematics headache, he singlehandedly solved a mathematical puzzle that has existed for over a century.

And not too long ago, "Nigerian doctors, products of our institutions were able to find the treatment for Ebola and ultimately exterminated it from Nigeria, professors from the much hyped Harvard and Oxford all came to be tutored by these culminant beacons of ours.

"A prophet is indeed not respected in his hometown"

>>>>>>>Role of the Graduate

All the graduate had to do was listen, learn and pass exams.

It doesn't go beyond that, The institution already has everything in place, and all the wards have to do to attain excellence is to learn and prove they have learned by passing the examinations.

What self development are we even talking about? Can self development actually make you a graduate?

It doesn't matter the level of self development attained, without the institution it is still useless.

Is the fisherman more honourable than the river? Or the farmer more honourable than the field from which he cultivates?

Reaching a congruence that self development is the propellant behind the yield of quintessential graduates against the diligence of the institution is like biting the hand that fed you.

Look up the list of top universities in Africa, and watch our institutions representing.

When we nag and complain about how the economy is filled with Half-baked graduates, the universities always take the blame and Is always at the receiving end of the vituperations.

And suddenly, on the emergence of quintessential graduates instead of attributing the glory and praise to the universities, self development gets the credits? How blunt!!!

Is formal education the only thing acquirable in an institution?

A typical Nigerian university is an oasis filled with life lessons, a garnished combination of sweet and sour, a panopticon of challenges, an epitaph of knowledge and a platform for the true test of morals.

You learn to survive amidst hardship and insurmountable stress, spontaneously learning how to manage finance and striving so hard to live cordially with people from different backgrounds.


The graduate acquires Life lessons, struggles and delirium unachievable in any phase of life.

The institution isn't just a paragon where people are rewarded for hard work, it is an avenue where lives are built, friends are discovered, character is tested and knowledge is imparted.

Do I even need to make more vivid what the institution does in making the graduate?

It will be ridiculously interesting to see anyone turn himself into a quintessential graduate by developing himself from his bedroom.

It is dismally lethargic, to believe the making of the quintessential graduate, is a homogeneous product of self development

That's an incongruous fallacy, The institution not only makes the quintessential graduate but defines him, and on this stance I remain adamantly obdurate.






Reference
The Education of a Lifetime(Book by Robert Khayat)

Top 100 universities in Africa
https://www.naij.com/56114.html

Nigerian Professor solves 156 year old mathematic problem
(www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/12000314/The-Riemann-Hypothesis-solution-found-by-Dr-Opeyemi-Enoch.html)

Fynestboi:
11:55am -- Debaters (Catalyst4real, Abuklaw, Tourshaw
Neyoor) and judges (Ujsizzle, HerexG , Ishilove) registers presence.

Stevebamdex:

We shall see if ur science would be able to save you on the judgement day..shalom..!

Stevebamdex:

The world and everything in it was created by jesus ..john 1:1-3

Stevebamdex:
You called the God that created you a jerk?what are you smoking...Cannabiz rite?
Woe unto him that fight against his maker..pls repent

Chilobabe:
Repent now b4 its too late. This is really end time.