Education as a Strategy for Renegotiating the Nigerian Dream

Nwudego N Chinwuba

Development, 2013, vol. 56, issue 2, 190-201

Abstract: This article is an appraisal of Nigeria’s economy, its divisive as well as uniting forces, on the one hand the abundant natural resources and strong cultural traditions, and on the other hand the bane of corruption, violence, and governmental inefficiency. All these have been fully identified and engaged by the nation’s Vision2020 published by the National Economic Commission. Criticism of corruption in Nigeria is widespread, but it needs to be examined whether it is a problem by itself, or whether it is a reflection of growing poverty and related problems, which if addressed will lead automatically to an ebbing of corruption. This article proposes a ‘lateral thinking’ approach, which focuses on education as a means of improving the system of governance and the quality of governmental policy.

Date: 2013
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