“I am sure it is this issue that killed him.”
“In my opinion it is not the kind of programme we introduce that matters but how we make it work through the people who are supposed to run the programme as well as the content in the curricula.”
RD
How can one be sure about the cause of another one’s death before a proper autopsy by a qualified and practiced pathologist? It is much too soon to be “sure” of the remote, proximate, and/or immediate cause of Babs Fafunwa’s death.
One might suspect that there are contributory factors to another one’s death but one cannot be sure that the suspect one or more contributory factor/factors is/are the primary cause of death.
Programs, like plans, policies, and budgets do matter Programs may be feasible or non-feasible, efficient or efficient, effective or not effective, right or wrong. They matter. Programs make plans action oriented. Thought informs actions. Two different groups’ goals and objectives may be the same but implementation causes one group’s goals and objectives to be successfully achieved, and the other group’s similar goals and objectives to not be successfully achieved. Different programs have different resource needs and other requirements and therefore different costs.
Programs along with policies and budgets, are an important part of plan implementation. If the program therefore is non-feasible, not effective, and inappropriate or wrong, goals and objectives are less likely to be achieved.
Should President Jonathan be “careful” about some of his utterances? The answer must be an unequivocal yes. Should leaders and public servants be held accountable for their decisions and actions? The answer again is an unequivocal yes.
Babs Fafunwa for me, was a great Nigerian and a pioneer Nigerian educator. He served Nigeria and the education world to the best of his ability. He will be missed.
oa
From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ms rosemary danesi
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D, just read that Babs Fafunwa died this morning. Last week i read that President Jonathan asked him to apologise for the failure of the 6-3-3-4 education system and he Fafunwa said he had nothing to apologise on. I am sure it is this issue that killed him. He must have been broken hearted to hear that the President openly gave him a vote of no confidence. I think the President should be careful on his utterances. In my opinion it is not the kind of programme we introduce that matters but how we make it work through the people who are supposed to run the programme as well as the content in the curricula.
Cheers.
Rosemary A. Danesi
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Former Nigerian Education Minister, Professor Babs Fafunwa Is Dead Posted: October 11, 2010 - 13:13 Posted by siteadmin
caption: Professor Aliu Babatunde Fafunwa By SaharaReporters, New York Professor Aliu Babatunde Fafunwa died earlier this morning in an Abuja hospital. He was a former minister of of education and widely regarded as Nigeria's foremost authority on education. A source told Saharareporters that Prof. Fafunwa who turned 87 on September 23, was billed to deliver a keynote lecture at the Open University in Abuja but the event was cancelled for unknown reasons after Fafunwa had arrived Abuja. Akiyemi Shobayo (Ibara, Abeokuta) |
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