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You Give 1M To Southerner To Educate Four Children And 1M To Northern Mallam To Educate 27– Senator Ibn Na’Allah...TAP HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY..>>
Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah (Kebbi South Senatorial District) recently gave an insightful interview to Mic On Podcast in which he examined the demographic and economic variables that impact educational performance in Nigeria and the reasons behind the educational gap between the country’s northern and southern regions.
“Now, can you honestly say that the North ever had the resources to transform education the way the South did?” Na’Allah started by asking a rhetorical question that sets the stage for the resource gap throughout history. “If you take 10 senior civil servants from the South, their children would likely average 3 to 4 per family,” the senator said, providing a convincing demographic contrast.
If you were to recruit ten northern mallams (Islamic scholars), each family would have an average of twelve to twenty children. “So, if you give one million naira to a Southern civil servant to educate four children and you give the same amount to a Northern mallam to educate 27 children, how can the outcome be the same?” Na’Allah asked, providing a stark economic scenario to demonstrate the practical implications of these demographic differences.
That problem has been there ever since Nigeria gained its independence, the senator said, putting the current difficulties in historical perspective. Our top brass was alerted to the problem and is working to resolve it.
The implication of this statement is that the educational gaps among the nation’s leaders have been known for some time. The intricate relationship between Nigeria’s demographics, resources, and educational outcomes is illuminated by this in-depth study given by a serving senator.
From Na’Allah’s vantage point, we can see how regional differences in family size pose distinct problems when it comes to allocating funds for schools.
The conversation provides valuable insight into the reasons behind the regional educational gaps in Nigeria.
In his role as a prominent lawmaker, Na’Allah sheds light on the systemic obstacles to educational growth in Northern Nigeria.
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