A friend brought a young boy and his parents to meet with me earlier this week at the Eagle7 Bamboo Garden in Wasimi. Such a meeting has become a regular feature in my routine as proprietor of a sports secondary school with the mission to empower young boys and girls with the combination of sports and academics.
The problem is usually that the children want the sport without the educational part, whilst their parents prefer the security of education with or without sports. With the obstinacy of some of the children that completely refuse to go to school, parents look for a compromise option. Many of them come to me.
Also Read: Nigeria’s Loss To Guinea Bissau: The Sad Truth! — Odegbami 20 years of an experiment that has produced over 90% success rate cannot be discountenanced. Parents, through word-of-mouth testimonies, have become the biggest marketers of my specialist institution – SOCA. So, earlier this week, I met with Hope and his parents. He will turn 17 years of age in January 2027. He is freshly out of secondary school.
He scored good grades in his WAEC exams (all Bs and Cs), and is primed for a solid career that will take him through the rest of his life. His parents are well to do. They have grand plans for their brilliant son. In fact, their plan is that with the good grades in his JAMB exams he will soon become a student of Babcock University in Ogun State.
Hope had visited the university with them and had done some research about the institution that threatens to turn their dream into a nightmare. The university does not offer him what is his greatest passion and ambition. He has now told his parents, finally, that he would rather NOT go to