Akah Nnani Sparks National Debate: ‘Force Politicians’ Children To School In Nigeria

Nollywood actor Akah Nnani has urged Nigerian leaders to take greater responsibility for the country’s struggling education sector, arguing that meaningful reforms will only happen when those in power are directly impacted by the system they oversee.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Nnani made the comments during an appearance on The Morayo Show hosted by Morayo Afolabi-Brown, where he weighed in on conversations surrounding the “Olodo uprising.”

Speaking on the state of education, the actor said the challenges facing the sector are widely acknowledged, but questioned whether there is genuine political will to address them. He stressed that Nigerians must demand greater accountability from elected officials.

According to Nnani, many political leaders remain detached from the realities of public education because their families are insulated from its shortcomings, allowing the problems to persist without urgency.

To address this, he proposed a policy that would require politicians to enroll their children in schools within Nigeria, arguing that such a move would compel public office holders to prioritize improvements in the country’s education system.

He maintained that as long as public officials continue sending their children overseas for education while local public schools deteriorate, they will have little incentive to fix the sector.

“I think everybody already knows the problem. Do we want it to continue? No. Nigerians need to hold their leaders accountable. Lawmakers need to make it mandatory that the children of politicians do school here. We think that these politicians care about us. They don’t.

“And they’re not going to make it better until it begins to pinch them. Their children can’t be going abroad, and then our public schools are going bad. So I think that’s the first step. Make sure that you hold your political leaders, hold your legislative arm accountable. Let your senators, your House of Reps, tell them what you want,” he said.