By Pius Adesanmi
Everywhere you turn to in online Nigeria these days, there are folks arguing for ignorance as the most strategic pathway to 2019 and beyond. Niyi Osundare once published a sarcastic essay on the uses of ignorance. It may be time for Prof. to dust up that essay again.
The argument in support of ignorance is simple. It erroneously divorces practice from knowledge. So, the narrative goes that intellectualism is an alienated beast that has and should have nothing to do with the life of the people – especially in the grassroots and in our villages. So, intellectualism – and those blowing too much grammar in the name of it – should be scorned and pissed upon daily. It does not win votes. It does not win elections. It is not practical. And patati. And patata.
Such narratives conclude with a romanticisation of ignorance, which they disguise as…
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