The Role of Students in Moving Nigeria Forward

Student as we all know are refered to as the leaders of tomorrow. In our great nation Nigeria, we find that every child wants to go to school because that child believes that he or she has a part to play in our nation and the world in general. 

A child who has that desire to attend school should not be put aside but should be encouraged and helped to achieve whatever goal that he or she aims at. So then as students, what role can we play in moving our nation forward?

Each student has the ability to lead and to teach. We are all endowed with a brain that works far more than that of a super computer but how will develop it matters a lot. A student who is intelligent and brilliant who spends all his or her time with friends who are not intellectually ok i.e (who are not as brilliant and intelligent as himself) will in effect become a dullard. Take for example, A boy who is a striaght, a student that gets P or F in his examination will be called or termed to be unserious with his studies, so students need to be serious with their studies in order to become great in life and help in moving our nation forward. 

Also how will a student be serious when that student finds it hard to prepare for the Teachers: i.e (before the teachers comes to the class the student must have gone over his previous lessons to see if there are anything that he needs to comprehend, if he has any questions he should approach the teacher to explain better so as for him/her to be able to assimilate what he/she has been taught). 

If we as students become serious with our studies, then we find it easier to relate with people where ever we find ourselves. However, our nation will be filled with knowledgeable people. No longer would we need someone else to fill in the space of nuclear scientist, or an engineer etc. We would all be intelligent people. 

So as students we will then be able to make our nation great. For those who are science student; we will help in producing better drugs that will cure a lot of diseases plauging our country, for those who are art or social sciences we can become better lawyers, accountants. BUT ALL THESE WILL COME OUR WAY IF ONLY WE FACE OUR STUDIES SQUARELY. 

These article was written in 2003, by Banke Oregbemi (from Ojo Model College) for the publication of my Magazine which I tittled then; "Taking Nigeria to a Greater Height".