Intellectual Excellence And National Development

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INTELLECTUAL EXCELLENCE AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT I have a dream. You too have a dream. We both have our dreams. Well, granted. However, there is this particular dream that you and I have been chasing. It is a dream that many a blood has warmed up to. Some have chased it blindly, others with a goal. It is a dream that we all cherish, yet only a few have taken their precious time to try and achieve it. Yes, it is a dream so near yet so far-National Development is that dream. We all live hoping that today is better than yesterday and tomorrow will dawn far much better than her predecessors. What is this so-called National Development? Let me break it down for you, Comrade. This is basically the process of fortifying a nation so as to have a stronghold economically, socially as well as politically. It is a painful process, a process with more twists and turns than any other, and indeed, it takes patience and courage for it to be achieved. Feeling better now, Comrade? Did you get the idea? Great! Now, let us continue. National Development needs strategies to achieve as well as maintain. It does not just come about naturally, no, never. To this effect, there are a number of underlying factors that play a role or two in ensuring that this goal is realized. Each of these factors can actually stand on their own. However, much as most of them have obvious impacts, some are bones of contention. One of these contentious factors is the pursuit of intellectual excellence. One may ask; how can the pursuit of intellectual excellence uphold National Development? Isn’t intellectual excellence restricted to the four corners of the classroom, a preserve of the books? If you happen to be such a person, then here is your golden chance to unravel the mystery. Come; take a walk with me as I show you how this is possible. Later on we can have a steaming cup of coffee as you
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