Nigeria: Labourers of Tomorrow

opinion

It is often said, that the youth are the leaders of tomorrow, but from all indications not all youths are some are labourers of tomorrow. "Rich parents"someone said "equal good schools equal good start whilepoorparents equal poor schools equal no chance to catch up. You need support either at home or at school, preferably both. If neither one is there for you, you are out of luck. Post-secondary education and higher educational attainment matters ... This is a key reason why some people might be able to maintain their middle-class status and some may not." Poverty causes time to move at a frightening speed. The poor work harder than normal, endure hunger than usual and grow old quickly. The poor hardly have fun so they suffer more than is necessary and before they know it, it is time to go! "Life is hard," said Robert Guest, "When you are poor and death could come at any time." To the poor, time is uncertain, unpredictable, irregular and immeasurable. Time indeed waits for no one, but for the poor, it sometimes stands still and most times speeds off.

The saying "No time is late" is not always true, with regards to the poor because they are late in everything that gives pleasure and exposed to pressure in every facet of life. They wake up early and sleep late. Their children are scarcely educated and leave school long after their age exceeded the maximum requirement for employment. As if these are not enough troubles, the poor together with their children live in crowded shanties and slummy neighbourhoods.

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