The Sons of Who is Who: Unmasking the plot of the Nigerian ruling class to decimate the education sector

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By Ogunrinu Olanshile

When the results of the primaries held by political parties across the nation started trickling in, aside from the ostentatious buying of delegate’s votes by aspirants, especially in the so-called major parties, another recurring headline is the emergence of offspring of members of the ruling class in nearly all the posts vied for. “Ex-Kwara Governor’s son beats Prof. Oba to clinch SDP Governorship Ticket”, “Sule Lamido’s son emerges Jigawa PDP governorship candidate”, “Abacha’s son wins Kano PDP gov primary”, “Fayose’s son win PDP House of Reps tickets in Ekiti”, are the headlines spiraling after the primaries. Nearly all winners of the primaries conducted are offspring or affiliated with some members of the Nigeria elite class, to put in the Nigerian parlance: The Who is Who.


The trajectory, however, is not a happenstance. It is a well-calculated long-term plan. It espoused the antics orchestrated by the megalomaniac ruling class to remain in power forever and keep power away from the common man. The destruction of the education system of the country through criminal under-funding, and the systematic destruction of public education, are all purposed and deliberate expressions of the masterplan of the Nigerian elite to produce a massively miseducated citizenry where their children, who are getting quality education in world-class universities in Europe and the Americas, appear later in the future better qualified than the sons of the common man who are left at the mercy of our dilapidated, porous and crumbling federal and state universities in Nigeria.


The Academic Staff Union of Universities have been on strike for more than 100 days for several reasons to better the current education system and the government at all levels are still in insouciance because they are preoccupied with electioneering and politicking. No serious attempt has been made to end the strike and return students to the classroom. The ruling class is unconcerned and cynical because their offsprings are safe on their highbrow campuses overseas. Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna State posted several photos of his son graduating from a UK university some weeks ago, at a moment when all the universities in the country are closed down because of the government’s failure. This is just an example of how cynical the Nigerian elites can be.


The continued attack on the Nigerian education sector is not accidental. It is part of the plans of the ruling class to be in charge forever. Be that as it may, it is not just an attack on the education sector but an attack on Nigeria and its people because a nation that fails to give qualitative education to its young people can never experience genuine development. Education is the bedrock of any society because it provides a foundation for development, the groundwork on which much of our economic and social well-being is built. It is sardonic that a country that has billions to give to senators, governors, and other worthless political actors for wardrobe, clubbing, womanising, security votes, and frivolous foreign trips finds excuses when it comes to funding education, which is a social investment. By investing in education, government invariably invests in the development of human resources for the various sectors of the economy.


To foil the evil megalomaniac plans of these ruling classes, the onus is on every Nigerian to rise and demand a better education system for the children of the common people.

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