…Laments “current poor state of nation.”
by Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
An influential Christian leader and founder of The Vision Pioneer of Throneroom (Trust) Ministry, Kafanchan, Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Kure, has called for the reorientation of Nigerian universities for the country’s positive direction.
He also advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Federal Government on the need to provide Nigerians with a step-by-step blueprint on how they intend to fix the country, rather than continually reassuring them that “things will soon get better.”
The clergyman made the disclosures on Wednesday, while presenting a paper, titled: ‘Reconfiguring the Nigerian University Landscape: A Critical Exploration of Pioneer Solutions for Sustainable Educational Reforms,’ at a one-day inaugural public lecture organized by Kaduna State University (KASU), held at the main campus in Kaduna.
He said Nigeria’s Universities should engage in research and provide specific local solutions to their immediate host communities, which will expose students to the importance of helping and making an impact in the communities they reside, even after leaving school.
Apostle Kure challenged the management of Kaduna State University to clearly define its philosophy and what it hopes to achieve, and to deliberately instill this philosophy in the students, if the university wants to survive in the long run.
While lamenting the current poor state of the nation and how Nigerians are suffering, Apostle Kure, who is also the co-Chairman of the Kaduna Family of the State Peace Commission, stated that government must be deliberate in correcting the selfish and faulty foundation upon which the country was established.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Federal Government needs to provide Nigerians with a step-by-step blueprint on how they intend to fix the country, rather than continually reassuring them that ‘things will soon get better.’
“Everything has come to a standstill right now; both leaders and the followers need a complete reorientation,” Kure added.
He lamented that the foundation on which the nation was founded from the beginning was faulty, saying, it was founded on a selfish interest and regional interest.
He, however, advised that there was need to redevelop a nationalistic orientation through Nigeria’s University system “so that we can begin to see all of us as one entity and that every part of the country is important.”
“The Government needs to stand back and hear the cry of the people,” he added, stressing that things are bad, and Government’s response so far has not been encouraging enough to bring peace to the people.
“Nobody seems to be responding to the problems and the cries of the people, only reassurances that things will get better; but Nigerians are interested to know how things are going to get better,” he noted.
He said somebody needs to speak up because Nigeria is dying slowly and quietly, and calls for students of tertiary institutions to change their attitudes toward learning to discover their potential and leave a positive legacy for future generations.
Earlier, Vice Chancellor of KASU, who spoke through the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bashir Ali, said the topic was carefully chosen to address the current challenges faced by education.
He urged participants to listen carefully and make judicious use of what they have learned for the betterment of education in the country.
The University Management presented a plaque to Apostle Emmanuel Kure for his immense contribution and support for knowledge in Kaduna State and Nigeria as a whole.