Composition : Article Writing - SS1 English Past Questions and Answers - page 1
Write an article suitable for publication in a national newspaper, discussing two major problems facing your country and suggesting ways of solving them. Waec 2017
PROBLEMS FACING OUR COUNTRY (NIGERIA) AND WAYS OF SOLVING THEM.
My country Nigeria is known as the giant of Africa. The problems of Nigeria are caused by both the young and old ones in the country. The main purpose of writing this article is to discuss some problems facing Nigeria and possible ways of solving them. The article is to serve as an eye opener to citizens of my country. Embezzlement is one of the problems facing Nigeria. Embezzlement is the act of stealing the money that one is not responsible for or stealing the money that has been placed in one's care. This act begins right from home. The fact is that it is not only those that are in an office that embezzle but some children will be given money to take care of their young ones but they will prefer to spend the money all alone. This act is also called embezzlement because if those children are placed or put in an office in the future they will embezzle because they are used to that act right from their childhood days.
It is also known to all citizens of Nigeria both the ones that are in the country and the ones abroad that our country is where bribery and corruption flourish. Corruption is the will to use one's power to do dishonesty and illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage. There are so many cases where by a person who have been charged to court of law and the accused will be given life imprisonment but in a situation whereby the parent of the accused or the accused is rich they will have to release him or her and replace the accused with another person who has not done anything wrong and innocent person will be killed without any offense charged against him or her.
This problems can be solved by firstly solving the problems at home in ensuring that target parent train or teach :heir children with integrity and be God fearing after this then you change the society by making everyone in the society unite and be God fearing with that the government can then help us in making the state and country corruption and embezzlement free.
If the above listed problems and solutions are considered by the government and the citizens of the country, I am sure our country Nigeria will develop.