MINISTER of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonaya Onu, recently gave a keynote address at an old students’ association meeting, harping on the pivotal roles of science and technology in nation building. How can a country which is still battling with increasing its megawatts of electricity be aspiring towards space exploration? They satisfied the yearnings of their populations on this planet quite comprehensively before venturing into space exploration. Dr. Onu may have sounded great as a motivational speaker, but as Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology, he was definitely off key in talking about space exploration as a government policy. There is no doubt that without addressing these issues, any talk about space exploration is pure bunkum.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 28, 2020 02:03 UTC