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Earning an Education: The cornerstone of African Nation building

Persons all across the globe, awaken daily to the direct challenge of living as productive persons in their societies. More than anything perhaps, their greatest urge in life is reflected in their enthusiastic efforts, which have a direct bearing on their need to belong, to earn a meritorious distinction for their citizenship. Without doubt, we all need to belong; to a family, to a peer group or some other cohesive communal circle. It gives us a feeling of collective security and individual worth. Now, as young Africans today, this situation confronts us each many a time, in several levels; at home, among our friends, and especially at school. It would be sheer protocol for me to attempt explaining how burdened with difficulty most of Africa is; politically, socially, economically and otherwise - Crime runs rampant, jobs are elusive, peace seems to have flown out of the window.  Indeed, the future for us appears bleak. It would be improper for me to attempt ...