The offering of such power and capacity, he continued, “demands developing a sound mind, relevant problem-solving educational curriculum, teaching a research model and making the necessary investments to help young people courageously, creatively and productively meet the challenge posed at the natural, political, human, social, economic and cultural levels.”
For instance, “entrepreneurial education will help young people in Africa to be more innovative and provide solutions to the myriad of challenges confronting the continent,” Archbishop Ugorji further said, adding, “The need is to evolve an entrepreneurial educational culture that challenges the recipients to innovativeness and creativity.”
“We need an educational philosophy and methodology that can help our universities develop the necessary expertise to enhance the analysis of African problems, strengthen domestic institutions and serve as a model environment for the practice of good governance, conflict resolution and respect for human rights,” the president of CBCN said.
The implementation of highlighted initiations need to be backed by “necessary and intensive research into our indigenous knowledge system in order to probe deeper into opportunities that our peculiar African condition, resources, culture and traditions provides as a comparative advantage and to evolve home grown solutions to the problems of Africa,” he further said.
In his December 9 lecture, Archbishop Ugorji also expressed concern about the level of corruption and injustice in Nigeria, and called on the graduating students to make a difference.
“One of the great tragedies of our country Nigeria today is that, lies, falsehood, fraud, dishonesty has almost become a way of life,” he lamented, and continued, “There are regrettable abuses, corruption, discrimination, and injustices in high and low places, truth is today in flight.”
He challenged the graduates to “change this narrative making Nigerians realize that trustworthiness, honesty, service and accountability are possible, (and) that only integrity and righteousness can uplift our nation.”
Abah Anthony John is a Nigerian Journalist with great enthusiasm and interest for Catholic Church Communication and Media Apostolate. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria. He has vast experience in Print, Electronic and Multi-Media Production.
