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From: Yusuf Musa <yusuf_musa@yahoo.com>
List Editor: John Philips <philips@mail.h-net.msu.edu>
Editor's Subject: Nigeria Has Highest Rate of Illiteracy - UNESCO
Author's Subject: *****SPAM***** Re:
Date Written: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:46:39 -0800 (PST)
Date Posted: Wed, 27 Jan 2004 04:08:32 -0500


Dear John,
Having read the caption Nigeria has highest rate of Illiteracy, I seems to
tally with the option, as written down by the editor or whoever, it can not
be physically measured, but there are some means of measuring such a
matter. The main aim(s) or objective(s) of LITERACY is to understand and
follow, in such away that if it is an issue that require one to do or to
leave, it has to be done or leave.  In case of Nigeria with regards to this
issue, the number of illiterates has more or less overcome the said
literates, and also in their actions as well as duty, the matter happened
to be of equal class. You may find my words a bit strength, but what I
simply opinion is that the basic unique function of literacy is to acquire
and exhibit what has been acquired, which is a bit unnormal in the Nigerian
system. It is proved that one can not even differentiate between the
ILLITERATE and LITERATE in this dear country Nigeria, because one of the
means of measuring such an issue is through performance or action.  It is
believed that the Literates are suppose to perform say better than their
opposite counter parts, but for the case of Nigerians reverse is always the
case.  That is one of the reason that their said party seems to regards
Nigeria as one among the top in this issue.  But if it means acquiring the
said knowledge without exhibiting what is acquired, then I strongly go
agaist the words. Thanking you while anticipating your soonest response on
this issue, please.

Bye for now.
It is Yusuf




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