'Northern N-Power Volunteers Responsible For Most Bad English On Social Media' - Another Beneficiary Reacts To 'Bad English' Debate | CNR

The 'Bad English' debate currently going on among beneficiaries and applicants of the Federal Government youth empowerment scheme, N-Power has taken a new twist as another beneficiary, Fejiro Oghenetega has blamed rampant posting of badly constructed English in various N-Power online channels on volunteers from the Northern parts of the country.

Oghenetega a beneficiary from Delta state said that his position on the topic was a common knowledge, but added that volunteers prefer not to talk about it because it could bring division and hatred among members.

He noted however that Northern graduates and beneficiaries should not be blamed entirely for the situation, as they were products of a very poor educational foundation.

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"I want to say this about the going debate on the rampant use of bad English among N-Power beneficiaries and Nigerian graduates generally. We have graduates with poor grammar competence in every part of the country. I have seen volunteers from East, West, South and North post bad English on social media and our various groups.

"However, we all know that a vast majority of them come from volunteers from the core Northern region. They received very poor quality of education over there and it is not their fault. Unless you expected them to perform better than the system that produced them.

"Remember that I'm not saying this to preach hate or division. We all know that what I say is the truth. Good English is not everything. Skills don't speak good English. If you have a skill that is needed in America but cannot speak good English, they will recruit you and an interpreter. What is important is the skill.

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"But that is not the same in N-Power. Especially in the N-Teach category. How on earth can someone who cannot effectively communicate with good English be able to teach his students and pupils? You cannot give what that you don't have. I expected volunteers to see this matter as a wake up call. Improve your grammar competence. Read books and articles online. No serious firm in the private sector will employ a person who cannot communicate effectively with other employees. What if they ask you to write minutes of a meeting?

"I have made my point. If you like, abuse me. A word is enough for the wise. Spend your time learning good English instead of spending it on abusing whoever that is bold enough to talk about it", Oghenetega advised beneficiaries.

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Recall that beneficiaries' poor English on social media recently came to the front burner after a controversial Lagos N-Power volunteer, Johnson Ademola berated 2017 applicants for posting badly written English on social media, calling them 'educated illiterates'.