Ogiri John Ogiri

By Ogiri John Ogiri  In contemporary society, the pressure to accelerate academic progress has led many parents to view education as a race to be won rather than a development to be nurtured. This shift often results in children being pushed through school tiers at a pace far exceeding their biological and emotional readiness. This is a worrisome reality. It is important that parents understand danger of this practice. Dear Parents, If your child leaves primary school before he turns eleven, then you have distorted a very fundamental learning process in that child.  Stop rushing your child through school.  I once taught a twelve-year-old student in Year 10 (SS1). I must confess, I faced a Herculean challenge. Despite her bright mind, it was a struggle to get her to absorb, assimilate, and process the abstract complexities embedded in the curriculum, which she, alongside her colleagues, were expected to learn and understand at that level. While her older peers could bridge...

  By Ogiri John Ogiri Your Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Sir, As conversations and political consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections continue to gather momentum, your name has once again surfaced in national discussions, with some individuals and groups reportedly urging you to return to the presidential race. While this may appear flattering on the surface, many Nigerians who genuinely admire and respect your legacy are deeply concerned about the motives behind these calls. I am one of these Nigerians. Your Excellency Sir, the last thing you should and would ever want to do is destroy your hard-earned legacy by jumping into the 2027 presidential race. Those urging you to contest do not mean well for you. They merely want to use you as a pawn in a political chess game to satisfy their selfish interests. Let us be honest: anyone who thinks you would descend so low as to become a spoiler against Mr. Peter Obi in 2027 is simply mistaken. You are far wiser and more state...