Maju Osas Blog

                         Democracy according to Abraham Lincoln, an ex president of the United States of America; Democracy is a government of the PEOPLE, by the PEOPLE and of the PEOPLE. Across the  World, Democracy is the most practiced form of Government whether adulterated or not.                     Nigeria is a State which has gone through the Democratic and Military rule. On May 29 1999, Nigeria transited from Military rule to its First true Democratic regime which was to be headed by Alhaji Shehu Shagari from October 1st 1979 to December 31st 1983. The second phase of Democracy was headed by the Military Leader who transited power to a Democratically elected one in person of Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo on  May 29 1999 ever since that date, every four years has always marked a new republic for Nigeria. Is this a cycle of renewing old leaders?.                   The State has ever since gone through Good and bad times , with the bad times weighing more. We can say, Nigeria's si

        In primary school, I was taught there are two types of education; The formal and the informal. I had always wished I could be educated without the four walls of a school but I was told if I needed a certification , I would have to get a formal education. This is where we got it wrong. I once read a poem titled The Schoolboy and all I can see, is myself in this boy.          The irony of education is it has decayed a lot of lessons when it is supposed to fix ignorance. Many schools ranging from preschool, basic, high till higher institutions are nothing more than a pit dug for failure.              I know of two private schools in Lagos,Nigeria which lacks basic amenities needed in a school with the lowest level of indiscipline and are known to be a place where parties are been thrown without second thoughts. How can a school lack a library(even if the books are outdated ),Sick Bay or nothing next to a Sick Bay (Save we call a room with a mat and no first aid box, a Sick Bay