Ikhide,
"Official reasons Nigeria advances for expunging history as a course of study are that students are shunning it, as there were few jobs for history graduates, and there is dearth of history teachers. These are excuses."
The reasons Ikhide gave above for Nigerian Government to remove history as a course in our schools are trivial. If there are no teachers to teach the subject, why can't they train people to teach the subject? That will even reduce unemployment. A people without history cannot claim to be in existence. America with a population of about 300 million people makes sure their children take American history as a course. If America, the most powerful nation on earth, finds history relevant to its people why shouldn't Nigeria that calls itself the giant of Africa?
Perhaps the truth of the matter is that Nigerian leaders know that they have not contributed positively to the civilization of their country apart from corruption and overthrow of legitimate governments that were put in place by the majority of the electorate.
This is a country endowed with both natural and human resources and yet its leaders have not used the resources for the benefit of most Nigerians. Why will they not have aversion to history that will make them a reference point when considering reasons for the underdevelopment of the country?
We have naive and parochial leaders and until something is done to change their mindset, Nigeria remains a pitiful nation.
Academics who know better should not rest on their oars until history becomes a subject taught at all levels in our institutions.
Segun Ogungbemi.
Sent from my iPhoneOfficial reasons Nigeria advances for expunging history as a course of study are that students are shunning it, as there were few jobs for history graduates, and there is dearth of history teachers. These are excuses.Nigeria's abhorrence of history is not new. There is no official account of
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