I was among the invigilators of the Ahmadu Bello University post UME Examinations into the Department of Mass Communication that took place on Tuesday 6th September, 2011. My venue was one allocated for those with a JAMB score of 226-227. Surprisingly i could only see a few Hausa-Fulani candidates for a university based in Zaria. I now became interested, started observing and realised that there is a very small percentage of our indigenous candidates represented in the examination.
I probed further and found out that another reason for the low turnout was the fact that many of our Hausa-Fulani candidates were not able to meet the cut-off mark. For a society struggling for progress this is an issue of serious concern for I do not see us meeting up with the demands of the 21st century in a society where education is everything. I asked myself the following questions: Are our children over-pampered, is the educational system in shambles or is it abject poverty and lack of sponsorship? Where lies the problem?
I can authoritatively state that it is a fact that examination malpractice among our people is still at a minimum level compared to the south. There is intolerance for it among most academics and parents but then if there is a need for standard there is also a need for performance and representation. The only solution is for our people and our so called elders to awaken from slumber and fight tooth and nail for the development of our youth for they are the future voice of the Hausa-Fulani.
I can authoritatively state that it is a fact that examination malpractice among our people is still at a minimum level compared to the south. There is intolerance for it among most academics and parents but then if there is a need for standard there is also a need for performance and representation. The only solution is for our people and our so called elders to awaken from slumber and fight tooth and nail for the development of our youth for they are the future voice of the Hausa-Fulani.
No comments:
Post a Comment