Please join me to wish Mr. President a great State of the Union address tonight. When the world said “Bring In Dependable, Experienced Nation-Builder”, we got BIDEN. I voted Biden-?Harris for one thing as I have noted here many times: advancing educational equity.
Largely, if you live in a very poor area in America, you will likely attend a poorly funded public school. Why is that so? Real estate taxes which are collected in districts are used to fund public schools. So, if you live in a place with many mansions, the schools will have more money. The implication is this: where you live determines many things about your education and potential success in life!
“ Dramatically unequal funding between school districts means some children learn in gleaming new classrooms, while students just down the road navigate unsafe and rundown facilities. Amid a nationwide teacher shortage, high-poverty school districts struggle to attract certified staff and experienced educators. And students of color and children with disabilities face disproportionately high rates of school discipline that removes them from the classroom, with lasting consequences.” Whitehouse publication
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Mr President went to work to fix this institutionalized paralysis, and is uplifting many minorities and for that, he is delivering as promised. Of course, there are challenges but we’re confident that he will fix all those issues.
As I wish Biden a great moment this evening, I also wish President Buhari as he travels to London for medicals a good trip: Buhari will “proceed to London for routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks.”
Yet, the news that he is not transmuting power to his deputy, Prof Osinbajo, as he leaves the nation, is classless. We need to overgrow these demons in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, is set to travel out of the country for about two weeks, largely for personal health treatment, but has refused to transfer power to his deputy on an interim basis as constitutionally expected.
Mr Buhari’s office announced Tuesday that the president will depart Nigeria for Kenya on a three-day official visit after which he will “proceed to London for routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks.”
The Nigerian constitution provides that when the president is going on vacation or is unable to discharge the functions of his office, he will notify the National Assembly and temporarily transfer power to his deputy.
“WHENEVER the President is proceeding on vacation or is otherwise unable to discharge the functions of his office, he SHALL transmit a written declaration to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the house of representatives to that effect, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, the Vice-President shall perform the functions of the President as Acting President,” Section 145(1)(2) of the Nigerian Constitution states.
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