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From Marks to Market – Education is past passing WAEC and JAMB exams (ONDO 2025 - 2029)

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  Not minding this lengthy read, please note that formal and informal streams of education complement each other to form a wholly educated human whether in Ondo, Jigawa, Abia or even other parts of Africa and beyond our continent. For the umpteenth time, formal education is beyond the enhancement of reading, writing and technical/professional skills (although the three are critical skill sets for every learner) as elucidated in m y humble recommendations on 1 st November 2023 via an article titled “ Contemplating the Five Outputs of Contemporary Education: Tangible Mantra for Tahir Mamman-led Education Ministry ” ( https://sartoriusresources.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-five-outputs-of-contemporary.html ). In Ondo, ours is a State wherein individuals and government take pride in the attainment of enviable heights in the arena of formal education. Therefore, having Ondo State indigenes come out among high-flying candidates at West African Examination Council (WAEC) and Joint Admissi
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Depressive Decisions, Suppressive Situations, Repercussive Reactions

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  Since it was first declared ahead of its birth by a plethora of voices on social media, the #EndBadGovernance protest in Nigeria scheduled for this day, 1 st August 2024, had cut the image of a Kenya-like or Bangladesh-kind-of social unrest. Nigerians are tired, not particularly of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, but of every depressive decision ever made by successive Nigerian governments, which have brought about suppressive situations of living but does not warrant repercussive reactions of its victims. Yes, I support all patriotic and proactive moves by security agencies against violence that could erupt during the protest because of possible hijack of this well-intentioned exercise by hoodlums as recorded during the 2020 EndSARS palaver. However, I am not on the side of those who simply wish away an opportunity to deepen government-governed engagement because they probably benefit immensely form the status quo. They are reminded that through such a to
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Modern Wake for our Motorways (Ondo 2025 – 2029)

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  Why reassess Ondo State’s roads and accordingly put out this piece as a call to action for the intending occupier of Ondo’s Governorship seat over the next four-year democratic cycle? Be it via direct government funding, equity financing, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) etc., to-be-executed road infrastructure projects require engineering designs, and the construction company will build based on design. Therefore, if future road designs across Ondo State do not convey the air of modernity discussed in this write-up, the road to modernity will be a mirage. Roads and their accompanying infrastructure are economic enablers that Ondo, like all other States in Nigeria, cannot but invest in for ease of movement of citizens, residents, guests, investors, goods and services. This universal infrastructure also bolsters a geographical entity’s aesthetic profile to stimulate a perception of modernity and diligent use of taxpayers’ monies for their welfare by those in authority. Such confi
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THWARTING ‘FREE’ HEALTHCARE RENDITIONS; TWENTY ‘REAL’ HEALTHCARE RENDERINGS - (ONDO 2025 - 2029)

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Now that Governorship candidates have emerged ahead of the November 2024 elections in Ondo State, what will they tell us during the campaigns about their respective healthcare plans? Rather, can we guide their campaign renditions & interactions and by so doing, positively influence the winner’s post-election renderings & interventions in the health sector from 24 th February 2025 – 23 rd February 2029? Permit me to use the duo of His Excellency, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and His Excellency former Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as points of contact to the governorship candidates that this article seeks to address. Healthcare is a commodity with demand and supply sides, bearing in mind the cost implications of the latter. After all, nothing is free, even in Freetown. Therefore, it is an economically dangerous approach to ‘be seen’ to tackle Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) for healthcare se
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