Controversial Onitsha-based pastor Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, popularly known as Odumeje, has argued that "every Nigerian is considered illiterate as long as the country remains underdeveloped."
In a
recent sermon, the clergyman opined that it was wrong for a Nigerian to assume
he or she is learned when the country does not enjoy basic infrastructure.
Odumeje
likened literacy to development, arguing that Nigeria lacks strong economies,
advanced technology, and high standards of living.
He also
cited an example with Dubai — a city in the United Arab Emirates — referring to
it “as one of the most developed countries in the world”.
“Anybody
claiming educated in Nigeria where there is no good road, do you know what they
call learned people? Educated people stay in a country where there is a lot of
digital development,” he said.
“Everybody
in this country is illiterate. Go to intelligent countries like Dubai, you will
see modern things. Any educated people or country, go there you will see
development every day because being an educated person means you have something
others do not have and you must bring into practice.
“Educated
people in a white man’s country are the ones who manufacture cars, bringing
modern cars. They want to kill fuel, now they have brought electric cars. Every
borrowed a professor and doctorate and borrowed certificates and coming out to
say, my learned colleague. As far as this country is not moving forward, all of
us are illiterates,” he said.
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