SUBEB posters: ‘Computer Olympics’ pls?

Tony Marinho

 

COVID-19 deaths approaching 2,800,000 among 128,000,000 diagnosed cases worldwide, Nigerian cases approaching 163,000 and 2,050 deaths. Disclosure: I have had my first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine in one of multiple Ibadan LGA facilities. I recommend you see the relevant source to get vaccinated.

Death of a uniformed policewoman following being shot at polling booth has shamefully gone unnoticed and so far, unpunished. No outcry for her or the others killed that day. Why? Her picture should be front page across Nigeria as should as for all the dead killed by Boko Haram and kidnappers. Catch the murderers and their handlers and there needs to be more police.  Bomb blast at another Bye election? What manner of despicable deadly and wickedly evil politician and political thug deprives the innocent of their lives merely for being present?

There are electric vehicles in Kenya. Any plans for Nigeria?

Congratulations to Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for authorising the regular payment of its counterpart funding to access the delayed 2018, 2019 and now 2020 SUBEB grant with consequent renovation of over 100 schools. Bricks and blocks are good but ‘Books and Picture Posters Build Brains Better’. It is time every government accesses its allocated SUBEB fund as a sacred political and moral responsibility to its teachers and youth to prevent uneven education across the country with the consequences of ‘under-educating’ segments of Nigeria’s youth in every state. This will avoid consequent repeating the unemployability and societal upheaval seen post ENDSARS.

SUBEB should fill every primary classroom wall with exciting, inspirational education books, some ‘made by’ the teachers/students and others in collaboration with the tertiary educational and industrial centres in and out of the state.  Is it not a pity that the state’s’ polytechnics and institutes and research centres are not invited to make a ‘Polytechnic/Industrial Poster Series 1-50’ or ‘CRIN Poster Series’ or ‘Forestry Poster Series’ or ‘IITA Educational Poster Series’?

Why does University of Ibadan, UI, not have a multi-streamed ‘UI Primary and Secondary School Subject Based Poster Series 1-500’. I believe that SUBEB with counterpart funding should include ‘A SUBEB School Poster Series’ in its portfolio. State governments must call for SUBEB to allocate 1-5% funds to turn classrooms in Nigeria into ‘Child and Teacher Friendly Environments’ by making SUBEB Educational Posters a funded agenda line item.

It is disgraceful seeing the Chibok and Dapchi classrooms and any classroom near you empty of education wall charts -items readily available in other African and all foreign countries and huge missing link of education in Nigeria. Sadly, 26+ years after Educare Trust started this campaign, the country’s education elite still ignore this vital weapon. Truly ‘A CLASSROOOM PICTURE POSTER is worth 1000 words worldwide EXCEPT IN NIGERIA where bare walls fail to inspire empty brains of our Nigerian children in our Nigerian schools. Watch any video of any public school wall and weep as you compare it to schools of similar children abroad and even in private Nigerian schools.  We are deliberately under-educating our public school children and will continue to be punished for it during riots and community disturbances!

What is war? What is a war-like response to an attack on a state and an insult to the government? The Kaduna 2020 Security Report reveals over 900 murdered [30 buses of 30 citizens], and over 2,000 kidnapped [60 buses of 30 citizens] and nearly 8,000 animals [160 trailer loads of 50 animals], rustled with untold millions [N500-1billion] in ransom paid. This is a terrible toll paid by Nigerians for citizenship. This proves it is not ‘localised border intra-tribal warfare’. The states of Nigeria face vicious war against the unarmed citizenry aimed at ending or stealing their lives, livelihoods and lands.

The security outfits are also losing precious lives. Our thoughts are with the deceased, victims and their protectors even as we expect a larger warlike footprint. Our 39 students tragically kidnapped are ‘MIEA’s ‘Missing in Education Action’. ISIS-WA when reinforced, as anticipated by analysts, will be merciless to security and bandits and unarmed Nigerian citizenry. Our government must learn from last week’s Mozambique attack close to the Total mega-gas plant.

The Tokyo 2021 the first Zoomed Olympics is a small example of what the Olympics could mean to billions. The Tokyo 2021 Olympics is going ahead but there will be no foreign fans and restricted local fans relying on the digital media to broadcast events and champions. About 10 years ago, I advocated a worldwide ‘Computer Olympics’ available with continuous and monthly/quarterly/ half-yearly/ annual authenticated updates in which any participant or teams of participants could perform at the local level and upload their authenticated record up to the ‘Computer Olympics Data Base’. Such a ‘Computer Olympics Data Base’ would be segmented by age, sex, achievement and targeted record in a ‘Computer Olympics Multi-Event Sports Ladder’. Zoom etc could be used for some team events but it would be valuable for individual events.

One day athletes worldwide will video-record their achievements, performed under an authenticating local authority, and Zoom/WhatsApp etc them in for evaluation and placement on the ‘Computer Olympics Ladder’ and eventually recognition year-round. Every four years the Olympics in its current forms Summer, Winter would not be compromised. Please send this ‘Computer Olympics’ suggestion to all IOC members you know.

Happy Easter2021, May the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ actualise our Greater Nigeria where the guns are silenced, mutual respect grows and Nigeria grows in peace.

 

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