Constituted without authority

How can we help a dog without teeth to crush bone, which is one of its favorite delicacies? What can we make out of an “ADEGOKE” who cannot even climb a common staircase? What pride does an Eagle have if it cannot have a chick freely for its meal? The worst of all, a CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY WITHOUT AN AUTHORITY?

The present state of the Educational system in Nigeria makes me question her future. The country Nigeria is fast becoming a ground to enable young ones to channel their strength unguardedly – without guidance.

Young Nigerians, on the verge of becoming the next Inventors, Scientist, Academia, world celebrated Engineers and Technologists, gave themselves up to be tutored in order to sharpen their blunt edges and refine their crudeness. Alas! They have fallen into the hands of a constituted-constituted Authority.

Yes, UNCONSTITUTED. If the so called constituted authority was indeed constituted as it claimed to be, I believe a day will not have gone by after the affected “Grass” (The Greatest of the Great Ladokites) to show the two Elephants the impact of their tussle on them. Instead of using the constitutional privilege that has brought him under the platform of being regarded as the “Constituted Authority here”, the opposite was what we received.

I have heard many talked about statements like – “This is not the first time schools are getting shut”, “Am I the one that closed down your school”, “Is this the first time a school is being shut” as uncoordinated, and uncalled for from a so called constituted authority that should be held in high esteem as a father. But, far from that I heard what made my heart bleed for my great country, The Great Nigeria. Hmm! Ta lo fe le mo, se emi ni? (If things were to be tough, will it ever be tough at me?), that’s deep, very deep you know…….

You need not tell us that you will not be affected if things get tough, we know. We don’t need a prophet to tell us that, since we have chosen to constitute you with power and wealth without checking your love for us. I can’t say we were rash in our decision in making you the constituted authority that you now only manifest in speech but not in action.

The students should have been the ones chanting, “Constituted Authority! Constituted Authority!! Constituted Authority!!!”, at the top of their voices, if just a word from you and your counterpart was able to open the shut doors of the institution. If salt needed to introduce itself, then it has indeed lost its saltiness. If after rubbing hot pepper on your eyes, you still need someone to tell you, oh! You just rubbed hot pepper, then what you rubbed was never hot red pepper, it must have been a MARY KAY powder.

Enough of this announcement, ACTION speaks louder. Show YOUR Authority by reopening the school for Scholars to be back on Campus.

Lawal John Oluwasegun

Writes from Lagos State