I hail our Emir; King Owelle Kana Roche.........Ranka De-de ooooooooh!
I also greet his Royal 'Executive' Cabinet and Imperial 'Legislative' Council...........Ka-abi Esi ooooooooh!!
Finally, I felicitate with my follow 'Docile' Imolites............Ndewo Nu ooooooooh!!!
Now that all protocols have been observed, I'll humbly ask my Question:
"What is/are the plan/s of this State Administration for our 'Leaders of Tomorrow' YOUTHS?"
I sincerely feel that this question is pertinent considering all that's happening in my State: Imo.
First, our Emir in a single wave of his hand, terminated 10,000 Jobs miraculously given to our Graduates (Young men and women of Imo Origin) by one of our 'Worse' past Governors. As if this wasn't enough, he has been making about 30,000 Young Graduates dance Naked in Marketplaces in a sort of "Ido Akpiri Ogologo" Policy called YOUTH MUST WORK. Yet, he creates all sorts of Political Positions but fill them with all sorts of Youths of Non-Imo Origin.
As bad as these may sound, it doesn't pain me as this 70%-Non Indigenes to 30%-Imolites Admission Ratio in our State's Institutions of Higher Learning. Our Emir with these policies, is 'Killing the Future of our Secondary School Leavers' while 'Burying the Fate of our Young Graduates'. This 70-30 Admisson Ratio is paining so much because I happen to graduate from one of the Federal Universities outside Imo State. I can still remember how I was made to pass through the 'eye of a needle' throughout the course of my study. The admission ratio was more than 60% for the State where this institution is situated, 30% for its neighbouring States and 10% for Catchment Area. This is notwithstanding that the institution is a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY. Some people had to change their names from Igbo and Christian to that of other Tribes and Religion to be able to gain admission into these Institutions.
Don't know how many of us have taken time to study JAMB Brochure to note that Students of Imo Origin have the least advantage on Catchment Area in Federal Institutions of Higher Learning. And it takes only divine intervention called Miracle to gain admission into the State Institutions of most other states of Nigeria. Yeah, someone will say that those states are doing the wrong thing but they're securing the Future of their Youths by making the admission of their Indigenes the Priority. Soon, they'll graduate and occupy the very few employment positions in our Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies while thier Imo counterparts are still rewriting JAMB to be able to gain admission in their own State University built and funded by the Taxes paid by their parents and commonwealth of Imolites.
Umunnem na Umunnam, Ihe ariikwa Nma!!!
The only thing we (Imolites) can boast of has been forcefully taken away from us.
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