Philanthropy is a globally renowned gesture by a well-meaning individual in uplifting the stand of some other people. This act is not rare in Nigeria too as philanthropists, in the recent times, have supported the government in many ways and changed the situation for many persons. This could be in the areas such as health, education, community development, human services, sports and recreation amongst others. However, it has been ascertained that some philanthropic gestures do not align with the current need of certain communities.
This usually occurs when there is no detailed research and interaction with the people to know what the problem is and how they intend to scale the hurdle of their community and this bring great joy to every stakeholder. In Nigeria, the budget fell short of it. This year, the education sector got N There has been lot of hullabaloo about the state of education in Nigeria. At various point in time, people have called for the total declaration of a state of emergency in that sector.
It also urged the state and federal governments to allocate at least 15 per cent of their yearly budgets to education with a view to revolutionising the sector. All of these challenges have brought the timely intervention of The Akin Ogunbiyi Foundation which is at the forefront of raising the bar of the standard of education in Osun State.
The Foundation is not just giving funds to enhance education but has also led the discourse by inviting stakeholders to chart a way forward for education in the state and Nigeria at large. Equally cited as very important, is that leaders within the Nigerian educational system must provide leadership for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs and partner with the private sector and Non-Governmental Organisations like The Akin Ogunbiyi Foundation in ensuring that Nigeria moves from a developing nation to a developed nation like China, Korea and others.
We are thus left with their painstaking expert domestication, transparent political will and honest and patriotic implementation of the domesticated plans. Some learnings from their analysis are that, leaders are no more developed through the proscription of the Student Union Governments across Nigerian Universities. The development of a country would steam more from the quality of primary and secondary education and not tertiary education.
