Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has suggested that western education is formality and not essential for success in life.
Speaking in a gathering of farmers and artisans in Bauchi, on Thursday, the Governor urged youths of the state to embrace discipline and avoid destructive habits.
He explained that many successful individuals began their journeys in humble professions, such as truck driving, and did not rely on formal schooling to become prosperous.
According to him, informal and religious education, especially Qur’anic learning, offers practical knowledge applicable in agriculture and trade. He also encouraged young people to value blue-collar work.
He said: “Try to be focused and turn a new leaf. Stop drinking and stop taking what will destroy your brain.
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“Today, Bala did not go to school but he became somebody,” he told the crowd, referring to himself in the third person.
“Take care of your behaviour. Western education is a formality, but if you have Qur’anic education, you have knowledge of what it takes and you’ve helped yourself in knowing what you want, especially in farming, that is education.
“Any rich person you see today started from driving. From the onset, it is a job that brings prosperity.
“All the rich people you see today started as drivers of trailers. Don’t overlook self-trading jobs. I don’t know anyone who got rich from car washing, but drivers did.”
via: Information Nigeria
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